Microsatellites are used more commonly than minisatellite as DNA markers because

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Subject: Biotechnology EngineeringTopic: Basic Principles Of Biotechnology

Minisatellites are present in too many locations within the genomes

Restriction enzymes can be used to type microsatellites but not minisatellite

There are very few microsatellites in eukaryotic genomes so they are easily identified and analyzed

Microsatellites are present throughout eukaryotic genomes and are easily amplified using PCR

Correct Answer: D

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