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has gloss | eng: Subtelomeres are segments of DNA "sub-" or "below" telomeric caps. Telomeres are specialized protein-DNA constructs present at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, which prevent them from degradation and end-to-end chromosomal fusion. To conceptually introduce telomeres, introductory biology courses often describe them as a type of chromosomal aglet. |
lexicalization | eng: subtelomere |
instance of | (noun) a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes" chromosome |
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