satellite_DNA (CURRENT_SVN) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000005 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | The many tandem repeats (identical or related) of a short basic repeating unit; many have a base composition or other property different from the genome average that allows them to be separated from the bulk (main band) genomic DNA. |
| Synonyms: | INSDC_qualifier:satellite, satellite DNA, INSDC_feature:repeat_region |
| DB Xrefs: | URL: http://www.insdc.org/files/feature_table.html |
| Parent: | tandem_repeat (SO:0000705) |
| Children: | minisatellite (SO:0000643) |
| microsatellite (SO:0000289) | |
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