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To define: Telomere and describe the possible connections between telomerase and cell aging and between telomerase and cancer.

Introduction: A telomere region has a specialized sequence of repetitive nucleotides at the end of chromosomes. This helps them protect themselves from any damage and / or fusion with the next chromosome. Commonly found sequences in telomeric regions are TTAGGG.

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