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telomere [′tel·ə‚mir] (cell and molecular biology) A centromere in the terminal position on a chromosome. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Middle-aged men width long telomeres are only half as likely to develop heart disease as are men of the same age with short telomeres, researchers report in the Jan. In his essay, Charlie demonstrated that he had extended his knowledge and used the idea that telomeres are like timekeepers in a cell, that their formation limits a cell's life span and then linked this to the concept of immortality. Even without help from major diseases or environmental exposures, living creatures would age thanks to the progressive shortening during call division of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes. |
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