Tandem repeats are usually caused by slippage during replication, unequal crossing-over and gene conversion, <answer>satellite DNA and microsatellites</answer> are forms of tandem repeats in the genome. Although tandem repeats count for a significant proportion in genome, the largest proportion in mammalian is the other type, interspersed repeats.
What are two examples of tandem repeats in DNA?
satellite DNA and microsatellites