microsatellite
A small series of nucleic acids of DNA that functions as a unit. These units can replicate into long strings of repeating copies. These repeating copies can sometimes be harmful, as in the case CAG repeats in Huntington’s Disease.
A small series of nucleic acids of DNA that functions as a unit. These units can replicate into long strings of repeating copies. These repeating copies can sometimes be harmful, as in the case CAG repeats in Huntington’s Disease.