单词	telomere
释义	telomere /ˈtiːlə(ʊ)mɪə / /ˈtɛlə(ʊ)mɪə/ noun Genetics A compound structure at the end of a chromosome.Which chromosomes have the shortest telomeres depends only on telomere length in the original parent mice.... These two genes are tightly linked to the left telomere of the X chromosome. In normal somatic cells, the telomeres shorten with replicative age, and telomerase is not detected. Derivatives telomeric adjective ... Based on these findings, it is reasonable to conclude that telomeric regions of mitotic chromosomes are not unusually susceptible to crossover. This ancestral telomeric element has evolved to optimize telomere maintenance. Such a widespread conservation of telomeric silencing among eukaryotes suggests that it is fundamental to telomere function. Origin 1940s: from Greek telos 'end' + meros 'part'.
随便看	relocation relocation center relocation centre relocator relock relodge relollacean re-look relook relove relucency relucent reluct reluctance reluctance motor reluctancy reluctant reluctantly relucting reluctivity relume relumination relumine rely relying party

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