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KATRIN_1 [288]
2 years ago
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Which best describes STRs?

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tankabanditka [31]2 years ago
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Answer:

Option- B

  • <u>STRs( Short tandem repeat polymorphism)</u> is best described by a piece of coding DNA that consists of 9–80 repeating sequences of base pairs.

astraxan [27]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The correct answer is: D. a piece of non-coding DNA consisting of 2–5 repeating sequences of base pairs.

Explanation:

STRs, abbreviated from Short Tandem Repeat, are microsatellites: sequences of non-coding DNA that repeat units that are 2 to 5 base pairs in length. The number of repetitions of these sequences <u>varies from people to people</u>, which gives it a significant importance in the fields of forensics, where is used to identify a person.

<u>Non-coding DNA is a sequence that will not translate into any protein.</u> Half of our DNA is made of non-coding DNA.

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