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Telomere of eukaryotic chromosome possesses short segments of
Telomere of eukaryotic chromosome possesses short segments of
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The correct option is B Guanine rich repeats
Telomeres are the structures present at the ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes and have many tandem copies of a short oligonucleotide sequence. This sequence has mostly guanine residues in one strand and cytosine in the complementary strand. The G rich strand is longer leaving a region of single-stranded DNA of up to a few hundred nucleotides at the 3’ end which serves as primer for its elongation by telomerase enzyme. Thus, telomeres are rich in guanine residues. Correct answer is A.
Telomeres are the structures present at the ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes and have many tandem copies of a short oligonucleotide sequence. This sequence has mostly guanine residues in one strand and cytosine in the complementary strand. The G rich strand is longer leaving a region of single-stranded DNA of up to a few hundred nucleotides at the 3’ end which serves as primer for its elongation by telomerase enzyme. Thus, telomeres are rich in guanine residues. Correct answer is A.
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