macrosatellite

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English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ satellite.

Noun

macrosatellite (plural macrosatellites)

  1. Synonym of satellite DNA.
    • 2015 July 14, Mao Nie et al., “Noncoding RNAs, Emerging Regulators of Skeletal Muscle Development and Diseases”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:
      The genetic region involved in FSHD does not encode any protein but rather contains a 3.3 kb macrosatellite D4Z4 repeat .