Minisatellite Repeat

Preferred Label : Minisatellite Repeat;

NCIt synonyms : Minisatellite; Minisatellite Repeats; Variable Number Tandem Repeat; Variable Number of Tandem Repeats; Minisatellites; VNTR;

NCIt definition : Tandem arrays of moderately repetitive (5-50 repeats) short (10-60 bases) DNA sequences found dispersed throughout the genome and clustered near telomeres. Their degree of repetition is two to several hundred at each locus. Loci number in the thousands but each locus shows a distinctive repeat unit.;

Details

Origin ID

C13334;

UMLS CUI

C0242827;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- VNTR [EDAM topic]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- minisatellite repeats [MeSH Descriptor]
- minisatellite repeats [MeSH concept]
- variable number of tandem repeats [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- minisatellite repeats [MeSH concept]
- minisatellite repeats [MeSH Descriptor]

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