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Question

Biology Question on DNA fingerprinting

Microsatellites are

A

Repetitive DNA sequences

B

ESTs

C

YAC

D

BAC

Answer

Repetitive DNA sequences

Explanation

Solution

Microsatellite DNA is a form of highly repetitive DNA consisting of large number of very short base sequences scattered throughout the eukaryote genome. Each consists of short base sequence, generally 2-6 bp long, that is repeated 5-30 times in a tandem array at any given locus.