VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEATS LOCUS

Domain	Definition
Biology & Biotechnology	Locus that is hypervariable because of tandemly repeated DNA sequences. Presumably variability is generated by unequal crossing over or slippage during replication. A chromosomal locus at which a particular repetitive sequence is present in different numbers in different individuals of a population or in the two different chromosome homologues in one diploid individual. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEATS LOCUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Portuguese		locus VNTR (VNTR locus). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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