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What is the noun for telomerase?

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telomerase
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres of chromosomes after they divide; gives the chromosomes stability over time.
telosome
  1. (genetics) A nuclear telomere cap complex that is formed by the association of telomeric proteins
telomere
  1. (genetics) Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
  2. Examples:
    1. “These two genes are tightly linked to the left telomere of the X chromosome.”
      “This ancestral telomeric element has evolved to optimize telomere maintenance.”
      “It is known that induction of telomere shortening leads to the extinction of yeast clones similar to a senescent phenotype.”
telomeropathy
  1. Any disease associated with (shortened) telomeres
telomeropathies
  1. plural of telomeropathy
telosomes
  1. plural of telosome
  2. Examples:
    1. “Thirty-four monosomes and telosomes, representing 18 of the 26 chromosomes, were used in combination with six mutants that were associated with nine loci.”
telomeres
  1. plural of telomere
  2. Examples:
    1. “If any components of the telomerase are missing, telomeres are gradually shortened and most cells die.”
      “In normal somatic cells, the telomeres shorten with replicative age, and telomerase is not detected.”
      “Every time a chromosome replicates itself, its telomeres shorten in length.”
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