different between telomere vs telomers

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Derived from Ancient Greek ????? (télos, “end, extremity”) + Ancient Greek ????? (méros, “part”).

IPA^(key): /?t?l?m???/, /?ti?l?m???/

telomere (plural telomeres)

(genetics) Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
- 2004, Peter M. Lansdorp, 11: Telomeres and Telomere Regulation, Robert Paul Lanza (editor), Handbook of Stem Cells, Volume 2: Adult and Fetal Stem Cells, page 127,
  Chromosome ends or telomeres are composed of guanine-rich repeat sequences and associated proteins. A minimum number of repeats is essential for proper telomere function and to avoid sustained activation of DNA damage pathways that may result in replicative senescence or cell death.

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