Difference between revisions of "Microsatellite"
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Revision as of 00:48, November 20, 2007
Microsatellites are repetitive stretches of short sequences of DNA used as genetic markers to track inheritance within and between species. Microsatellites can be traced back to ancestor or extinct species, allegedly establishing lines of evolution.