A form of VNTR (q.v.) in which the repeat units (q.v.) typically range from 10 to 100 bases. They are usually detected by Southern hybridization (q.v.), using a probe comprising a clone of the repeat unit. The first DNA fingerprints (q.v.) were minisatellites detected in this way. Minisatellites tend to be located at the ends of chromosomes and in regions with a high frequency of recombination.