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Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms<br />

Tandem repeats or variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) are a very<br />

common class of polymorphism, consisting of variable length of sequence<br />

motifs that are repeated in tandem in a variable copy number.<br />

VNTRs are subdivided into two subgroups based on the size of the<br />

tandem repeat un<strong>it</strong>s.<br />

Microsatell<strong>it</strong>es or Short Tandem Repeat (STR)<br />

repeat un<strong>it</strong>: 1-6 (dinucleotide repeat: CACACACACACA)<br />

Minisatell<strong>it</strong>es<br />

repeat un<strong>it</strong>: 10-100

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