Question

VNTR used in DNA finger-printing means:

• A. Variety Number Tandem Repeats
• B. Variable Nuclear Tandem Repeats
• C. Variable Number Transfer Regions
• D. Variable Number Tandem Repeats

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Variable Number Tandem Repeats

• VNTR or the Variable Number of Tandem Repeats are the repeated DNA sequences at a defined locus.

• The repeats are clustered together and oriented in the same direction.

• Individual repeats can be added or removed through replication and recombination errors