Complete the following sentence. Microsatellites – otherwise known as simple sequence tandem repeats (SSTRs) – are generally di-, tri-, or tetranucleotides. Microsatellites are useful as genetic markers, because:

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Complete the following sentence. Microsatellites – otherwise known as simple sequence tandem repeats (SSTRs) – are generally di-, tri-, or tetranucleotides. Microsatellites are useful as genetic markers, because: