The VNTR belongs to a class of satellite DNA referred to as

Repetitive DNA

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Mega Satellite

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Microsatellite

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Minisatellite

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The correct option is D
Minisatellite
VNTR

VNTR (Variable Number of Tandem Repeats) is a satellite DNA that has a very high degree of polymorphism (variations at genetic level).

Minisatellite
Minisatellites are the repeated DNA sequences at a defined locus with each repeat unit usually consisting of about 10-100 base pairs and the array spanning from 0.5-100 kb.

VNTRs which stands for “Variable Number of Tandem Repeats” are a type of minisatellite.

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(c) Minisatellite

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Match the following:

\begin{matrix} A. VNTR & p. Largest B. Introns and Exons & q. DNA fingerprinting C. Dystrophin & r. Bulk DNA D. Satellite DNA & s. Splicing \end{matrix}

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What is referred to as satellite chromosome?

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