TELOMERE

telomere

(noun) either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; “telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

telomere (plural telomeres)

(genetics) Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 June 2025

DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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