Microsatellite sequence is: (A) Small satellite, (B) Extra chromosomal DNA, (C) Sho sequence (2-5) repeat DNA, (D) Looped-DNA
Answer is C. Microsatellite is a tract of repetitive DNA in which ceain DNA motifs(ranging in length from 2-5 base pairs) are repeated, typically 5-50 times. Microsatellites are a powerful tool in population genetics as a whole in pa due to their cost efficiency. They are widely used for DNA profiling Ref-Harpers illustrated biochemistry 30/e 673