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Telomere

Telomeres is the end part of a chromosome. The telomere region contains repetitive nucleotide sequences that form a unique structure. This structure protects the chromosome from deterioration or fusion with other chromosomes.

Chromosome structure

Definitions in the literature

  • Stable end of eukaryotic chromosome [1].
  • The end of a chromosome, which consists of tandemly repeated short sequences of DNA that perform the function of ensuring that each cycle of DNA replication has been completed [2].

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  • Telomeres (white dots) in human chromosome.