What Are 'Telomeres

question 60

Multiple Choice

What are 'telomeres'?

• A) The structures that hold two sister chromatids together.
• B) Enzymes that elongate the DNA strand during replication.
• C) The sites of origin of DNA replication.
• D) The ends of linear chromosomes.

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