What May Be the Purpose of the Clustering of Telomeres

question 43

Multiple Choice

What may be the purpose of the clustering of telomeres in a variety of eukaryotic cells that presumably causes chromosomes to look like a flower bouquet?

• A)It may terminate synapsis.
• B)It may facilitate chromosome alignment in preparation for synapsis.
• C)It may prevent chromosome alignment until synapsis begins.
• D)It may spread chromosomes out in preparation for synapsis.
• E)It may start the dissolution of the nuclear envelope.

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