telomere
IPA: tˈɛɫʌmɪr
noun
- (genetics) Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
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Examples of "telomere" in Sentences
- Systemic telomere length and aging.
- Hayflicks limit and telomere length.
- Hayflick's limit and telomere length.
- Measurement of telomere length in the laboratory.
- She worked for the terrorist organization Telomere.
- Heterogeneity in telomere length of human chromosomes.
- Shortening of leukocyte telomeres is a marker of aging.
- Accelerated telomere shortening in ataxia telangiectasia.
- Each mitosis shortens the telomeres on the DNA of the cell.
- Vitamin D may have an effect on peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length.
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