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Sourav PanDecember 18, 2024

How many telomeres per chromosome?

How many telomeres per chromosome?

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Sourav PanMay 15, 2025

There are two telomeres per chromosome: one at each end of the chromosome. Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes from damage and prevent the loss of genetic material during DNA replication. As a result, every chromosome in a typical eukaryotic cell, such as human cells, has two telomeric regions, one on each end of the chromosome.

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Sourav Pan. (2024, December 18). How many telomeres per chromosome?. Biology Notes Online. Retrieved from https://biologynotesonline.com/qa/how-many-telomeres-per-chromosome/

Sourav Pan. "How many telomeres per chromosome?." Biology Notes Online, 18 December 2024, biologynotesonline.com/qa/how-many-telomeres-per-chromosome/.

Sourav Pan. "How many telomeres per chromosome?." Biology Notes Online (blog). December 18, 2024. https://biologynotesonline.com/qa/how-many-telomeres-per-chromosome/.

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