Telomere Moderate

Telomere has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome

"telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"

telomere

Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.

See Also

homotelomeric telomerase tankyrase telosome shelterin protelomerase chromosome dna

Related Terms

homotelomeric telomerase tankyrase telosome shelterin protelomerase chromosome dna senescence heterotelomeric subtelomere hayflick limit acrosyndesis telomeric telomeres multitelomeric peritelomeric end sequence intratelomeric

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

end

Rhyming Words

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