telomere
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tel·o·mere
(tĕl′ə-mîr′, tē′lə-)n.
Either of the sections of DNA occurring at the ends of a chromosome.
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telomere
(ˈtɛləˌmɪə)n
(Genetics) genetics either of the ends of a chromosome
[C20: from Greek telos end + meros part]
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tel•o•mere
(ˈtɛl əˌmɪər, ˈti lə-)n.
the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes.
[1935–40]
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Noun | 1. | telomere - either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together" chromosome - a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes" |
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