| Literature DB >> 3856104 |
A J Jeffreys, V Wilson, S L Thein.
Abstract
The human genome contains many dispersed tandem-repetitive 'minisatellite' regions detected via a shared 10-15-base pair 'core' sequence similar to the generalized recombination signal (chi) of Escherichia coli. Many minisatellites are highly polymorphic due to allelic variation in repeat copy number in the minisatellite. A probe based on a tandem-repeat of the core sequence can detect many highly variable loci simultaneously and can provide an individual-specific DNA 'fingerprint' of general use in human genetic analysis.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3856104 DOI: 10.1038/314067a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962