Telomeres: The ends of the chromosome

Telomeres define the chromsosome ends. The two criteria which identify a telomere are:
1) It must lie at the chromosome end.
2)  It must confer stability on a linear molecule.
Several telomeric sequences are known from various eukaryotic organisms. Each telomere consists of a long series of short, tandemly repeated sequences. The telomere construction follows a universal principle. [...]

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