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telomere

te·lo·mere

UK/ˈtɛləmɪəɹ/ US/ˈtiːləmɪəɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome

  • “telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together”

Origin

From telo- (“end”) + -mere (“part”).

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