Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 18TYK
Which of the following statements about telomeres is correct?
- a. They are ever-shortening tips of chromosomes that may signal cells to stop dividing at maturity.
- b. They are highly repetitive sequences at the tips of chromosomes that protect the leading strand during replication.
- c. They are enzymes in germ cells that allow these cells to undergo repeated divisions.
- d. All of the above are correct.
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