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What does telomerase do

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Telomeres protects the end of the chromosome from DNA damage or from fusion with neighbouring chromosomes. So its pretty important.

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"Telomerase, also called telomere terminal transferase, is an enzyme made of protein and RNA subunits that elongates chromosomes by adding TTAGGG sequences to the end of existing chromosomes."

Found this on the web. Hope it helps!
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