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Q. Satellite DNA

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Satellite DNA is a portion of DNA consisting of short, repeating sequences of nucleotide pairs near the region of the centromere. Normally it does not code for any protein but shows polymorphisms. It is classified in many categories like micro- or minisatellites based on the composition, length of segments and number of repetitive units.