Acronym for variable number tandem repeats.
a small section of repeating, noncoding DNA
"Variable Number of Tandem Repeats" locus; see Minisatellite.
Variable number tandem repeats; any gene whose alleles contain different numbers of tandemly repeated oligonucleotide sequences. Return to alphabet Western blotting analysis A technique used to identify a specific protein; the probe is a radioactively labeled antibody raised against the protein in question.
Any gene whose alleles contain different numbers of tandomly repeated oligomer. Analyzed by restriction fragments.