Dependence of Sequence Similarity among Flanking Sequences on AC Repeat Number

<p>The average number of matches shown (± standard error) quantifies similarity among three classes of sequence: (1) blocks of 50 bp lying immediately adjacent to a microsatellite; (2) blocks of 50 bp chosen randomly to lie between 500 and 600 bases downstream from a microsatellite; and (3) randomly selected blocks of 50 bp from around the genome. Average level of chance similarity in the genome is shown by a black line in each plot (comparison among class 3). 5′ and 3′ sequences are shown separately. Comparisons among sequence classes are shown for class 1 to class 1 (A), class 1 to class 2 for sequences at the same locus (B), class 1 to class 2 for sequences at different loci (C), and class 1 to class 3 (D).