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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceProperties of Genetic MaterialEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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One function of the telomeres in a chromosome is to:

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The telomere is a 'ribonucleoprotein complex' composed of a protein component and an RAN primer sequence which acts to protect the terminal ends of the chromosome. This prevents the ends of the chromosome from being processed as a doubled strand DNA break, which could lead to chromosome-to -chromosome telomere fusions.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:Properties of Genetic Material
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