Short sequences of nucleotides (typically 4 to 8 bases) that are repeated a variable number of times at a locus are known as ________. [three words]

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


short tandem repeats (STRs)

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A) 25,000 years B) 250,000 years C) 2,500,000 years D) 25,000,000 years

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