Defenition of the word telomere

• Defenition of the word telomere

  • A region of highly repetitive DNA at the end of a linear chromosome that functions as a disposable buffer.
  • either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"
  • either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome

Meronymys for the word telomere

• • chromosome

Hypernyms for the word telomere

• • end
  • terminal

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