MICROSATELLITE


Meaning of MICROSATELLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmī-krō-ˈsa-tə-ˌlīt ]

noun

Date: 1989

: any of numerous short segments of DNA that are distributed throughout the genome, that consist of repeated sequences of usually two to five nucleotides, and that tend to vary from one individual to another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.