microsatellite
mi·cro·sat·el·lite
noun \ˌmī-krō-ˈsa-tə-ˌlīt\Definition of MICROSATELLITE
: any of numerous short segments of DNA that are distributed throughout the genome, that consist of repeated sequences of usually two to five nucleotides, and that tend to vary from one individual to another
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1989
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