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| tel·o·me·rase [ télləmə ràyss, télləmə ràyz ] |
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enzyme that re-forms chromosome ends: an enzyme found in cancers that, by re-forming the telomeres at the ends of chromosomes, prevents the shortening that usually limits the number of replications and thus allows cancer growth
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