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English noun: telomere

1. telomere (body) either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome


SamplesTelomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together.


Broader (hypernym)end, terminal


Part meronymchromosome









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