A TELOMERE “is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences associated with specialized proteins at the ends of linear chromosomes. Although there are different architectures, telomeres, in a broad sense, are a widespread genetic feature most commonly found in eukaryotes. Telomere shortening in humans can induce replicative senescence, which blocks cell division. This mechanism appears to prevent genomic instability and development of cancer in human aged cells by limiting the number of cell divisions.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere
linkedin post 2022-06-29 05:12:48
Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022