janaki Forum Senior
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| | 01/23/08 - 09:25 PM  
 
   
 
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what is the difference between microsatellites and telomeres .i know that telomeres are found at the terminal ends of an eukaryotic chromosome .what about microsatellites what is their location on a chromosome .
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| silver Forum Guru

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| | 01/24/08 - 12:51 AM  
 
   
 
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they're also known as simple sequence repeats (SSRs). they're basically polymorphic loci present in nuclear DNA and organellar DNA that consist of repeating units 1-4 base pairs in length--used as molecular markers.
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| janaki Forum Senior
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| | 01/24/08 - 07:00 AM  
 
   
 
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thanks silver for your reply
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