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1. (n.) telomerase
an enzyme, active chiefly in tumors and reproductive cells, that causes telomeres to lengthen: facilitates cell division and may account for the immortality of cancer cells.
Etymology: (telomere+-ase)
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1. (noun) telomerase
an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide
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1. telomerase
An essential ribonucleoprotein reverse transcriptase that adds telomeric DNA to the ends of eukaryotic CHROMOSOMES.
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