Telomere Shortening
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Telomere Shortening Definition
Telomere Shortening occurs every time linear eukaryotic chromosomes are replicated due to premature stoppage of the DNA polymerase complex in the highly repetitive telomere DNA region several hundred bases before the end of a chromosome.
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Telomere Shortening
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