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single-copy DNA

genetics

Also known as: unique DNA

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function in gene regulation

In heredity: Repetitive DNA
…categories of repetitive DNA: (1) single copy DNA, which contains the structural genes (protein-coding sequences), (2) families of DNA, in which one gene somehow copies itself, and the repeats are located in small clusters (tandem repeats) or spread throughout the genome (dispersed repeats), and (3) satellite DNA, which contains short…
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