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short tandem repeat
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short
tandem
repeat
(
plural
short tandem repeats
)
(
genetics
)
A
pattern
in
DNA
where two or more
nucleotides
are repeated and the repeated sequences are directly
adjacent
to each other, used in determining genetic profiles to identify an individual.
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