Beta satellite

The beta satellite sequences of the human genome are a family of genetic elements consisting of 68-69 base pair monomeric units repeated contiguously in long arrays up to 1 Megabase in length.[1]

References

  1. ↑ K. G. Ten Hagen and S. N. Cohen. Timing of replication of beta satellite repeats of human chromosomes.
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