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Record 1 2012-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

[A DNA segment located at the extremity of a chromosome, that possesses] special properties, among them a polarity that prevents their reunion with any fragment after a chromosome has been broken.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Segment d'ADN situé à l'extrémité d'un chromosome, qui ne porte aucun gène et qui protège le chromosome contre les dégradations qui peuvent se produire à chaque réplication.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Porción extrema de los brazos cromosómicos.

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