microsatellite
Short DNA stutter
Microsatellite has two distinct meanings.
In genetics, microsatellites are short, repetitive sequences of DNA used as markers for identification, paternity testing, and population studies: The forensic lab analyzed microsatellite markers from the crime scene.
In aerospace, a microsatellite is a small artificial satellite, typically weighing 10–100 kilograms, used for research, communications, or Earth observation.
Sequential two-person arrangement
- repeatsOccurs more than once
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- lociPositions or places
- allelesVariant forms of genes
polymorphism · genotype · markers · heterozygosity · amplification · PCR · primers · genome
Undomesticated natural organisms
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- collarNeck encirclement
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
migration · movement · geolocation · conservation · animals · birds · ecology · habitat
Miniature standardized spacecraft unit
- nanosatelliteLightweight orbiting spacecraft
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- launchSet into motion
- orbitCurved celestial path
polar · geostationary · deployment · antenna · bus · propulsion · miniaturization · constellation
Vivid descriptive language
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- atmosphericOf the air above
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
- ionosphereCharged upper atmospheric layer
astrophysics · data · telemetry · instrumentation · experiment · mission · scientific · calibration
tandem
Sequential two-person arrangement
alleles · polymorphism · genotype · markers · heterozygosity · amplification · PCR · primers · genome · sequencing
wildlife
Undomesticated natural organisms
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- collarNeck encirclement
tagging · migration · movement · geolocation · conservation · animals · birds · ecology · habitat · endangered
CubeSat
Miniature standardized spacecraft unit
- nanosatelliteLightweight orbiting spacecraft
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- launchSet into motion
orbit · polar · geostationary · deployment · antenna · bus · propulsion · miniaturization · constellation · Starlink
imagery
Vivid descriptive language
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- atmosphericOf the air above
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
ionosphere · astrophysics · data · telemetry · instrumentation · experiment · mission · scientific · calibration · sensors
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
- Micromicrobe, microbes, microchip, microchips, microscope
- DNA elementsgene, promoter, enhancer, silencer, exon
- Genetic Markershaplotype, polymorphism, SSR, CAPS
- MicrodevicesMEMS, microchip, microsensor, micromachine, microprocessor
- small satellitesCubeSat, nanosatellite, Sprite, Starlink, Spire
microsatellitechromosome
DNA strand carrying genes
genome · exon · centromere · telomere
microsatellitespace station
Orbiting crewed research facility
International Space Station · communications satellite · ISS · Hubble Space Telescope · nanosatellite