Question
Differentiate between Repetitive DNA and Satellite DNA.
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Answer
| Repetitive DNA | Satellite DNA | ||
| 1. | It is a type of DNA sequence that consists of small repeated segments. | 1. | It is a type of repetitive DNA sequence that consists of highly repetitive DNA. |
| 2. | By density gradient centrifugation they can be separated from bulk DNA and in this form, they appear as light bands. | 2. | By density centrifugation, they can be separated from bulk DNA and in this, they appear as dark bands and small peaks. |
| 3. | The length may very from small. A number of base pairs to hundreds and thousands of base pairs. | 3. | They are shorter in length and up to a hundred base pairs long |
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