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Minisatellite Repeats

Known as: Repeat, Minisatellite, Variable Number Tandem Repeat, Minisatellites 
Tandem arrays of moderately repetitive, short (10-60 bases) DNA sequences which are found dispersed throughout the GENOME, at the ends of chromosomes… 
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Intersporal Genetic Variation of Gigaspora margarita, a Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus, Revealed by M13 Minisatellite-Primed PCR
Spores of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi contain thousands of nuclei. In order to understand the karyotic structure… 
1996
1996
Structural analysis of the minisatellite present at the 3' end of the human apolipoprotein B gene: new definition of the alleles and evolutionary implications.
The internal structure of different alleles of the minisatellite present at the 3' end of the apolipoprotein B (ApoB) gene has… 
1994
1994
Cloning of highly variable minisatellite DNA single locus probes for brown trout (Salmo trutta L. ) from a phagemid library
1994
1994
Radiation induction of germline mutation at a hypervariable mouse minisatellite locus
1993
1993
Variant mapping of the Apo(B) AT rich minisatellite. Dependence on nucleotide sequence of the copy number variations. Instability of the non-canonical alleles.
Because of its variations in length, the AT rich Hyper-Variable Region (HVR) of the 3' end of the Apolipoprotein B gene is used… 
1993
1993
High mutation rate loci in a subdivided population.
Analytic and simulation studies were carried out in order to predict the average geographic area occupied by alleles in a… 
1992
1992
Hypervariable 'minisatellite' regions in human DNA. 1985.
Review
1991
Review
1991
Organization and evolution of satellite, minisatellite and microsatellite DNAs in teleost fishes.
1991
1991
Spawning patterns in the three‐spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.): an evaluation by DNA fingerprinting
We analysed a random sample of 10 three-spined stickleback nests by DNA fingerprinting. DNA from the guardian male and a random… 
1986
1986
Evidence against the structural gene encoding type II collagen (COL2A1) as the mutant locus in achondroplasia.
The structure of the locus encoding the major cartilage collagen gene (COL2A1) was studied in a total of 19 cases of…