telomerase/cancer stem cells Flashcards

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what are telomeres?

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a region of repetitive DNA sequence at th end of a chromosomes

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what are telomerases?

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the enzyme in a eukaryote that repairs the telomeres of the chromosomes so they do not become progressively short during successive rounds of chromosome replication

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