A set of short repeated DNA sequences at a particular locus on a chromosome, which vary in number in different individuals and so can be used for genetic fingerprinting.
〔遗传〕微卫星（DNA）
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In total, variability at 205 microsatellites was studied on the third and the X chromosome.
Defects in mismatch repair genes lead to variations in the length of microsatellites, known as microsatellite instability.
The heteromorphic microsatellite within the Tk1 gene was amplified.
There are also two dinucleotide microsatellites and one mononucleotide microsatellite, all in the first intron.
Thereafter, the DNA sequence of some microsatellites was determined to resolve the following ambiguities.