Longer Microsatellites Are Very Prone to Being Polymorphic

question 8

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:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or end.

Horn Effect

A cognitive bias causing negative traits or experiences with an individual to influence overall perception of them disproportionally.

Recency Effect

is the cognitive phenomenon where the most recently presented items or experiences are more likely to be remembered than those presented earlier.