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.