A novel approach to study polymorphism of microsatellite loci in humans

• Main Author: Lo, Samuel Tat Ming
• Other Authors: Tang, Kai
• Format: Student Research Poster
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Short tandem repeats (STRs); Microsatellite
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95336; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8994
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Short tandem repeats (STRs) or microsatellite DNA are blocks of tandem repeat units of 1 to 6 base pairs (bp) that are ubiquitous, abundant, and highly polymorphic in eukaryotic genomes. Due to their highly polymorphic nature, they are used as markers for human identity testing, disease diagnostics,...