Table 1. Frequencies of motifs for all simple microsatellites in the human genome.
| Motifs | Counts (freqency) |
| A/T | 104,373 (19.4%) |
| AC/GT | 91,786 (17.0%) |
| AT/TA | 37,219 (6.91%) |
| AAAT/ATTT | 30,771 (5.71%) |
| AAT/ATT | 26,782 (4.97%) |
| AG/CT | 23,680 (4.39%) |
| AAAC/GTTT | 21,156 (3.92%) |
| AAC/GTT | 17,974 (3.33%) |
| AATG/CATT | 15,045 (2.79%) |
| AAAG/CTTT | 14,865 (2.75%) |
| AAAAC/GTTTT | 12,610 (2.33%) |
| AAGG/CCTT | 10,681 (1.98%) |
| AGG/CCT | 10,438 (1.93%) |
| AGGG/CTTT | 10,314 (1.91%) |
| AGC/GCT | 6,169 (1.14%) |
| CCG/CGG | 3,820 (0.70%) |
| CCCG/CGGG | 1,098 (0.20%) |
The most common motifs in the human genome are shown, along with their counts and frequencies relative to all other microsatellites. A few motifs commonly found in promoters are also shown. The total number of microsatellites examined here is 538,964.