Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Telomere ====== Region of repetitive sequences at each end of eukaryotic [[chromosome]]s in most eukaryotes. Telomeres protect the end of the chromosome from [[DNA]] damage or from fusion with neighbouring chromosomes. The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster lacks [[telomerase]], but instead uses retrotransposons to maintain telomeres. ====== Telomere maintenance mechanism ====== [[Telomere maintenance mechanism]] telomere.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:50by 127.0.0.1