Are Drosophila telomeres an exception or the rule?
At the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes are telomeres, specialized structures with unusual properties. Specific efforts to compare sequences and properties of telomeres across species can reveal the generalities of telomere properties.
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Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. ejl12@le.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology