telomere

[医] 端粒(染色体)

发音

/ˈtɛləmɪəɹ/
/ˈtiːləmɪəɹ/

词形变化

telomeres 复数 telomeres

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.

    端粒

    生物 医学

    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.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

end terminal

整体词 1

chromosome

词源

From telo- (“end”) + -mere (“part”).

来源：wiktionary