Anatomy

Telomere

A terminal section of a chromosome which has a specialized structure and which is involved in chromosomal replication and stability. Its length is believed to be a few hundred base pairs.

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A terminal section of a chromosome which has a specialized structure and which is involved in chromosomal replication and stability. Its length is believed to be a few hundred base pairs.

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  • Telomeres

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  • Base Sequence (1979-1991)
  • Chromosomes (1976-1991)

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  1. A11w.284w.430w.106w.279.345.190w.160.845w
  2. G05.360w.160.845w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Telomere. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016615. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016615
  2. Telomere. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere
  3. Telomere. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14872779