A Stretch of Repeated Sequences at the Tip of a DNA

question 31

Multiple Choice

A stretch of repeated sequences at the tip of a DNA molecule forming a cap at the end of the chromosome is called a ________.

• A)telomere
• B)chromomere
• C)centromere
• D)telophase
• E)karyomere

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