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"Telomerase" Definition

noun

An enzyme that is found in the telomeres of chromosomes in germ cells, stem cells, and most cancer cells and that preserves the length of telomeres across cell divisions.
A DNA polymerase that is a ribonucleoprotein catalyzing the elongation of chromosomal in eukaryotic cell division and is particularly active in cancer cells.

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