Telomere — definition (Food Biotechnology)

Food Biotechnology

The end of a chromosome.

Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn — An Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary

The structure found at the end of eukaryotic chromosomes containing specialized repetitive (and widely conserved across species) DNA sequences, which are necessary to assure the completion of a cycle of DNA replication.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture

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Human Genome

The end of a chromosome. This specialized structure is involved in the replication and stability of linear DNA molecules. See also: DNA replication

Human Genome Project — Human Genome Project

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Stem Cell

The end of a chromosome, associated with a characteristic DNA sequence that is replicated in a special way. A telomere counteracts the tendency of the chromosome to shorten with each round of replication.

DHHS — Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions