Repeat-number variation among
microsatellite
alleles
The
microsatellite motif
CA
is repeated between
3 & 7 times
in the alleles shown. A microsatellite locus often comprises several hundred motif repeats, such that dozens of alleles are possible.
Figure
©2012 TA Brown,
Introduction to Genetics (1st ed.)
;
additional text ©2013 by
Steven M. Carr
