telomere

英 ['teləmɪə] 美 ['teləˌmɪə]

• n. [生]端粒(在染色体端位上的着丝点)

英英释义

Noun:

1. either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome;

   "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. G-quadruplex is a special structure formed by telomere.
   四联体是端粒形成的一种特殊的结构。
2. Telomere locates on the terminal of DNA containing repeat DNA sequence.
   端粒是位于染色体末端的串联重复核苷酸序列。