Repeated sequence (DNA)

In the study of DNA sequences, one can distinguish two main types of repeated sequence:
 * Tandem repeats:
 * Satellite DNA
 * Minisatellite
 * Microsatellite
 * Interspersed repeats:
 * SINEs (Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements)
 * LINEs (Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements)

In primates, the majority of LINEs are LINE-1 and the majority of SINEs are Alu's.

In prokaryotes, CRISPR are arrays of alternating repeats and spacers.

Other types of repeats
''Note: The following are covered in detail in "Computing for Comparative Microbial Genomics". ''
 * Direct repeats
 * Global direct repeat
 * Local direct simple repeats
 * Local direct repeats
 * Local direct repeats with spacer
 * Inverted repeats
 * Global inverted repeat
 * Local inverted repeat
 * Inverted repeat with spacer
 * Palindromic repeat
 * Mirror and everted repeats