telomere

telomere englannista suomeksi

1. telomeeri

0. Substantiivi

1. telomeeri

telomere englanniksi

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

2. 2004, Peter M. Lansdorp, ''11: Telomeres and Telomere Regulation'', Robert Paul Lanza (editor), ''Handbook of Stem Cells'', Volume 2: Adult and Fetal Stem Cells, page 127,

Chromosome ends or telomeres are composed of guanine-rich repeat sequences and associated proteins. A minimum number of repeats is essential for proper telomere function and to avoid sustained activation of DNA damage pathways that may result in replicative senescence or cell death.

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