Repetitive DNA-protein cap at eukaryotic chromosome ends (TTAGGG in vertebrates) that buffers end-replication loss. Shortens with each division; restored by telomerase in germ/stem/cancer cells.
Repetitive DNA-protein cap at eukaryotic chromosome ends (TTAGGG in vertebrates) that buffers end-replication loss. Shortens with each division; restored by telomerase in germ/stem/cancer cells.