macrosatellite

macrosatellite

English

Etymology

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:10.1155/2015/676575:

     The genetic region involved in FSHD does not encode any protein but rather contains a 3.3 kb macrosatellite D4Z4 repeat [ 180 ].