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repetitive DNA

  1. Stretches of DNA that repeat themselves throughout a genome , either in tandem or interspersed along the genome. These stretches can comprise up to fifty percent or more of an organism's DNA . It can code for an end product, perhaps a certain enzyme that is needed in large numbers; it can have a structural function (such as a telomere ); or it can comprise sequences with no known function.


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