Microsatellite sequence is:: (A) Small satellite, (B) Extra chromosomal DNA, (C) Short sequence (2-5) repeat DNA, (D) Looped-DNA
Answer is C. Ans. C. Short sequence (2-5) repeat DNA(Ref: Robbins 9/e page 179)Repeat length Polymorphism or Short Tandem Repeats or Variable Number Tandem RepeatsDepending on the repeat size it is divided into Microsatellite-- Repeat size of 2-6bp.Minisatellite - Repeat size of 15-70bp.