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loading...| Preferred Name |
Telomere |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13295 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The ends of a chromosome. Each time a cell divides, the telomeres lose a small amount of DNA and become shorter. Over time, the chromosomes become damaged and the cells die. In cancer cells the telomeres do not get shorter, and may become longer, as the cells divide. |
| code |
C13295 |
| DEFINITION |
A stretch of repetitive nucleotide sequences (TTAGGG repeats in humans) found at both ends of each chromatid arm that plays a role in chromosome stability during replication. |
| FULL_SYN |
Telomere Telomeres telomere |
| label |
Telomere |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Telomere |
| Preferred_Name |
Telomere |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C13295 |
| prefLabel |
Telomere |
| Semantic_Type |
Cell Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0085187 |
| subClassOf |