TELOMERE


Meaning of TELOMERE in English

[ 'ti:lə(ʊ)mɪə , 'tɛl- ]

■ noun Genetics a compound structure at the end of a chromosome.

Derivatives

telomeric adjective

Origin

1940s: from Gk telos 'end' + meros 'part'.

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