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living structure > genome > telomere

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telomere  

Definition

  • A telomere (/ˈtɛləmɪər/ or /ˈtiːləmɪər/, from Ancient Greek: τέλος, romanized: télos, lit. 'end' and Ancient Greek: μέρος, romanized: méros, lit. 'part') is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences associated with specialized proteins at the ends of linear chromosomes.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-MX2NQNXH-K

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