Qualifier satellite
Definition identifier for a satellite DNA marker, compose of many tandem repeats (identical or related) of a short basic repeated unit
Value Format 
satellite="<satellite_type>[:<class>][ <identifier>]" - where <satellite_type> is one of the following:
				
    
					
  • satellite;
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  • microsatellite;
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  • minisatellite
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Example <INSDQualifier_value>satellite: S1a</INSDQualifier_value>
<INSDQualifier_value>satellite: alpha</INSDQualifier_value>
<INSDQualifier_value>satellite: gamma III</INSDQualifier_value>
<INSDQualifier_value>microsatellite: DC130</INSDQualifier_value>
Comment many satellites have base composition or other properties that differ from those of the rest of the genome that allows them to be identified.