VNTR Loci
《英文msh詞典》VNTR Loci
[同義詞] VNTR Loci
[主題詞] Minisatellite Repeats
[中文釋義] VNTR基因座
[英文釋義] Tandem arrays of moderately repetitive (5-50 repeats) short (10-60 bases) DNA sequences found dispersed throughout the genome and clustered near telomeres. Their degree of repetition is two to several hundred at each locus. Loci number in the thousands but each locus shows a distinctive repeat unit. Minisatellite repeats are often called variable number of tandem repeats.