Longer Microsatellites Are Very Prone to Being Polymorphic

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Essay

Longer microsatellites are very prone to being polymorphic. What are microsatellites, why should long microsatellites be so prone to being polymorphic, and what is the mechanism that is responsible for the polymorphism?

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Standard Deviation

A measure of how spread out numbers are in a dataset, indicating the variation or dispersion around the mean.

Programming Ability

The skill or competence in creating and understanding computer programs and software using different programming languages.

Null Hypothesis

The default assumption in statistical analysis that there is no significant difference or effect.