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Noun Concept
Categories: Non-coding DNA, Chromosomes, Articles with short description, Telomeres, Repetitive DNA sequences
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telomere  chromosome, telomeric region  GO:0000781  protective end cap  Shelterin complex
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Either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome WordNet 3.0
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A telomere is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences associated with specialized proteins at the ends of linear chromosomes. Wikipedia
Region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Nucleotide sequences Wikidata
terminal region of a linear chromosome that including the telomeric DNA repeats and associated proteins Wikidata
The terminal region of a linear chromosome that includes the telomeric DNA repeats and associated proteins. Wikidata
A region of highly repetitive DNA at the end of a linear chromosome that functions as a disposable buffer. OmegaWiki
Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome. Wiktionary
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Telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet