REPEATED SEQUENCE (DNA)

In the study of DNA sequences, one can distinguish two main types of 'repeated sequence':

★ Tandem repeats:

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★ Satellite DNA,

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★ Minisatellite,

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★ Microsatellite;

★ Interspersed repeats:

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★ SINEs ('S'hort 'IN'terspersed 'E'lements),

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★ LINEs ('L'ong 'IN'terspersed 'E'lements).
The majority of LINEs are LINE-1 and the majority of SINEs are ALUs.
In prokaryotes, CRISPR are arrays of alternating repeats and spacers.

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See also

★ Eukaryotic chromosome fine structure