Term Name: microsatellite
Synonyms: INSDC_feature:repeat_region, INSDC_qualifier:microsatellite, microsatellite locus, microsatellite marker, short tandem repeat, STR, VNTR
Definition: A repeat_region containing repeat_units of 2 to 10 bp repeated in tandem.
Ontology: Sequence Ontology [SO:0000289]

Relationships
is a type of: satellite_DNA
has subtype: dinucleotide_repeat_microsatellite_feature tetranucleotide_repeat_microsatellite_feature trinucleotide_repeat_microsatellite_feature