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Sequence Tagged Sites MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sequence Tagged Sites
Tree Number(s)
G05.360.340.024.810
Unique ID
D016324
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016324
Scope Note
Short tracts of DNA sequence that are used as landmarks in GENOME mapping. In most instances, 200 to 500 base pairs of sequence define a Sequence Tagged Site (STS) that is operationally unique in the human genome (i.e., can be specifically detected by the polymerase chain reaction in the presence of all other genomic sequences). The overwhelming advantage of STSs over mapping landmarks defined in other ways is that the means of testing for the presence of a particular STS can be completely described as information in a database.
Entry Version
SEQ TAGGED SITES
Entry Term(s)
Sequence-Tagged Sites
See Also
Expressed Sequence Tags
Public MeSH Note
91
History Note
91
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/05/29
Revision Date
2008/07/08

No Qualifiers
Sequence Tagged Sites Preferred
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