REPETITIVE DNA. “Another large fraction of the genome consists of highly repetitive DNA. These regions are extremely variable even amongst individuals of the same population (hence their use as “DNA fingerprints”) and can expand or contract through processes such as unequal crossing over or replication slippage.”
http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1004351
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022