Sentences with phrase «chromosome endcaps»
DNA damage, including the shortening of chromosome endcaps (called telomeres) is also a prime suspect.
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The suspected immortalizing agent is an enzyme called telomerase (tee - LOW - mer - ace) that adds DNA to the endcaps, or telomeres, of the cell's chromosomes.
Instead, cellular aging has long been measured using telomeres — also known as the protein endcaps on our chromosomes.