Simple sequence repeats in mycobacterial genomes.

Abstract excerpt

Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) or microsatellites are the repetitive nucleotide sequences of motifs of length 1-6 bp. They are scattered throughout the genomes of all the known organisms ranging from viruses to eukaryotes. Microsatellites undergo mutations in the form of insertions and deletions (INDELS) of their repeat units with some bias towards insertions that lead to microsatellite tract expansion. Although...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Base Composition
• Share to Genome, Bacterial
• Share to Microsatellite Repeats