VARIABLE TANDEM REPEAT
\vˈe͡əɹɪəbə͡l tˈandəm ɹɪpˈiːt], \vˈeəɹɪəbəl tˈandəm ɹɪpˈiːt], \v_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_b_əl t_ˈa_n_d_ə_m ɹ_ɪ_p_ˈiː_t]\
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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.
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