Telomeres

a: A telomere ~
b: An Aglet

What: "The trio found that chromosome-capping telomeres -which Blackburn has compared to the plastic ends of shoe laces - and the enzyme telomerase protect chromosomes as cells divide."

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Writer: Ron Leuty
LCC: QP
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Date: Oct 6 2009 12:37 AM


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