tandem repeat


repeat

 [rĕ-pēt´] something done or occurring more than once, particularly over and over.long terminal r's identical nucleotide sequences occurring at each end of a proviral genome or a transposon and believed to be essential for integration of the molecule into host DNA.tandem repeat appearance of two or more identicle segments close to each other within a strand of DNA.

tandem repeat

A short segment of DNA that includes duplicated genetic material.