FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term satellite_DNA ID (Ontology) SO:0000005 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition The many tandem repeats (identical or related) of a short basic repeating unit; many have a base composition or other property different from the genome average that allows them to be separated from the bulk (main band) genomic DNA.
Also Known As "INSDC_qualifier:satellite" ; "satellite DNA"
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Genes (FBgn)  FEATURE_TYPE       2
Genes (FBgn)  SO_TERMS       2
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 satellite_DNA (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
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  repeat_region
   |__tandem_repeat
       |__satellite_DNA  2 rec.
           |__microsatellite
           |   |__dinucleotide_repeat_microsatellite_feature(+)
           |   |__tetranucleotide_repeat_microsatellite_feature
           |   |__trinucleotide_repeat_microsatellite_feature(+)
           |__minisatellite
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  • "INSDC_feature:repeat_region" BROAD
    "INSDC_qualifier:satellite" EXACT
    "satellite DNA" EXACT
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_DNA "wiki"