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mi·cro·sat·el·lite

n :  any of numerous segments of DNA that are less than about 300 base pairs long, that consist of repeated sequences of one, two, or three nucleotides, and that are often useful markers in studies of genetic linkage because they tend to vary from one individual to another .
 
 

 
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