Q.

Which of the following is not applicable to satellite DNA? 

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a

Heritable

b

Polymorphic

c

Repetitive 

d

Coding

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Satellite DNA consists of very large arrays of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA. Satellite DNA is the main component of functional centromeres, and form the main structural constituent of heterochromatin. These sequences normally do not code for any proteins, but they form a large portion of human genome. These sequence show high degree of polymorphism and form the basis of DNA fingerprinting. 

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