Question
Differentiate between the following:
Repetitive DNA and Satellite DNA.
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Answer
Repetitive DNA and Satellite DNA.
| Repetitive DNA | Satelite DNA |
| It is the non-coding DNA with multiple copies of identical sequences which may lie in tandem or interspersed. | It refers to non-coding tandem repeat sequences. |
| These can be few base pairs to hundreds or thousands of base pairs. | These are generally short sequence repeats (up to 60 base pair long). |
| It appears as light bands. | It appears as small dark bands. |
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