Microsatellites

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA miniature satellite.

2.nounAny of a group of polymorphic loci in DNA that consist of repeat units of just a few base pairs.

3.nounAn artificial satellite between 10 and 100 kilograms in mass.

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