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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TELOMERE

From Greek telos end + meros part.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TELOMERE

telomere  [ˈtɛləˌmɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELOMERE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Telomere is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TELOMERE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Telomere

A telomere is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromatid, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or from fusion with neighbouring chromosomes. Its name is derived from the Greek nouns telos 'end' and merοs 'part.' For vertebrates, the sequence of nucleotides in telomeres is TTAGGG. During chromosome replication, the enzymes that duplicate DNA cannot continue their duplication all the way to the end of a chromosome, so in each duplication the end of the chromosome is shortened. The telomeres are disposable buffers at the ends of chromosomes which are truncated during cell division; their presence protects the genes before them on the chromosome from being truncated instead. Over time, due to each cell division, the telomere ends become shorter. They are replenished by an enzyme, telomerase reverse transcriptase.

Definition of telomere in the English dictionary

The definition of telomere in the dictionary is either of the ends of a chromosome.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELOMERE


actinomere
ˈæktɪnəʊˌmɪə
arthromere
ˈɑːθrəˌmɪə
blastomere
ˈblæstəʊˌmɪə
Buttermere
ˈbʌtəˌmɪə
capsomere
ˈkæpsəˌmɪə
casimere
ˈkæsɪˌmɪə
cassimere
ˈkæsɪˌmɪə
centromere
ˈsɛntrəˌmɪə
chromomere
ˈkrəʊməˌmɪə
ectomere
ˈɛktəʊˌmɪə
Grasmere
ˈɡrɑːsˌmɪə
kerseymere
ˈkɜːzɪˌmɪə
mesomere
ˈmɛsəʊˌmɪə
metamere
ˈmɛtəˌmɪə
podomere
ˈpɒdəˌmɪə
rhabdomere
ˈræbdəˌmɪə
Rothermere
ˈrɒðəˌmɪə
sarcomere
ˈsɑːkəʊˌmɪə
uromere
ˈjʊərəʊˌmɪə
Windermere
ˈwɪndəˌmɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELOMERE

tellurize
tellurometer
tellurous
Tellus
telly
telnet
telocentric
Teloekbetoeng
telome
telomerase
telomerisation
telomerization
telomic
telophase
telophasic
telos
telotaxis
telpher
telpher line
telpherage

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELOMERE

anywhere
arriere
as it were
as you were
Calimere
cashmere
chimere
dungmere
epimere
everywhere
here
macromere
mere
micromere
out there
Point Calimere
somewhere
there
Thirlmere
were

Synonyms and antonyms of telomere in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «telomere» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELOMERE

Find out the translation of telomere to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of telomere from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «telomere» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

端粒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

telómero
570 millions of speakers

English

telomere
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

telomere
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التيلومير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

теломер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

telômero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টেলোমেয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

télomères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telomere
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Telomer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テロメア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

텔로미어 (telomere)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Telomere
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

telomere
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

telomere
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलोमेरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

telomer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

telomero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

telomerów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

теломер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

telomerilor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

τελομερών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

telomeren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

telomer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telomere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of telomere

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELOMERE»

The term «telomere» is regularly used and occupies the 87.508 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELOMERE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about telomere

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELOMERE»

Discover the use of telomere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to telomere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Telomere Territory and Cancer
Therefore, this book is aimed to offer a wide range of chapters, hoping to be useful for diverse audiences, including hematologists-oncologists, radiotherapists, surgeons, cancer researchers, and all the sectors who affect the macro- and ...
Parvin Mehdipour, 2012
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The telomere
This book--the first to cover this exciting and rapidly expanding field--integrates the increasingly disparate strands of telomere research to provide an invaluable survey of the subject.
David Kipling, 1995
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Telomere Recombination in Senescence Bypass and Meiosis of ...
Recombination is an essential component in the scheme of events that maintain telomeric homeostasis.
Immanual Joseph, 2008
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Relationship Between Physical Activity and Telomere ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between exercise energy expenditure (EEE) and telomere length, telomerase activity, and hTERT genotype.
Andrew Todd Ludlow, 2007
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The Effect of Telomere Loss: Regulators and Survival Mechanisms
Since the seminal work of Hermann Muller and Barbara McClintock in the 1930s and '40s the special structure at the end of linear chromosomes, dubbed the telomere, has been shown to be integral in multiple biological processes, ranging from ...
Simon William Abraham Titen, 2008
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Handbook of Stem Cells
Telomere function Is linked to telomere length, (top) Following replication and processing, a chromosome end with a G-rich, single-strand overhang is created and folded back into a T-loop structure.8 (middle) Telomere-binding proteins ...
Robert Paul Lanza, 2004
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Telomeres and Telomerase in Cancer
Not only do these proteins localize to double-strand breaks, but some are also found either directly bound to or indirectly associated with the telomere. Such telomere-based DNA repair proteins include ATM, DNA-PKcs, RAD51, Ku70, Ku86, ...
Keiko Hiyama, 2009
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The Telomere Conspiracy: A Dark Tale for A New Dark Age
How will the world as you know it come to an end?Call him Lou, please.
Bruce Mason, 2011
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Effect of Ataxia-Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) and Cell Cycle ...
(8) showed that telomere ends are recognized as DNA damage sites during the G2 phase of the cell cycle by DNA damage response proteins like MRN, ATM and ATR. Though these proteins do not bring about a DNA damage response, they ...
Amruta Bhusari, 2008
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Telomerase Regulation and Telomere Maintenance During Human ...
After 3 weeks of culture in the presence of AZT, HTLV-I infected cells had significant reductions in telomere size, suggesting that the maintenance of short telomeres requires telomerase, which could be used as a potential therapeutic target ...
Marcia L. Bellon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELOMERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term telomere is used in the context of the following news items.
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Long telomere length associated with increased lung cancer risk …
A large-scale genetic study of the links between telomere length and risk for five common cancers finds that long telomeres are associated with an increased risk ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
2
People Living In Rougher Neighborhoods May Have Higher Risk Of …
People living in rough neighborhoods show a higher risk of having shortened telomeres — which is often a sign of stress, cellular aging, and poor health. «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
3
Telomere biomarker may lead to blood test that predicts cancer …
A distinct pattern of changes in blood telomeres appears to predict cancer years before diagnosis. This was the result of a new study believed to be the first to ... «Medical News Today, May 15»
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Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells …
Researchers delivered a modified RNA that encodes a telomere-extending protein to cultured human cells. Cell proliferation capacity was dramatically ... «Stanford Medical Center Report, Jan 15»
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Small Molecule Successfully Targets Telomerase to Destroy Cancer …
Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center report that they have targeted telomeres with a small molecule called 6-thiodG that takes ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Jan 15»
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Mediterranean Diet Linked To Slower Aging
Telomeres get shorter every time a cell divides, so their length is thought to be a measure of a cell's aging. Stress and inflammation may also shorten people's ... «Live Science, Dec 14»
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Soda Consumption Tied to Shorter Telomeres, Cell Aging
The study revealed that telomeres — the protective units of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells — were shorter in the white blood cells of survey ... «ScienceBlog.com, Oct 14»
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Sugared Soda Consumption, Cell Aging Associated in New Study
The study revealed that telomeres – the protective units of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells – were shorter in the white blood cells of survey ... «UCSF News Services, Oct 14»
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How standing might be the best anti-ageing technique
Short telomeres have been linked to premature ageing, disease and early death. So spending less time on the sofa could help people live longer by preventing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Healthy Lifestyle May Buffer Against Stress-Related Cell Aging …
“The study participants who exercised, slept well and ate well had less telomere shortening than the ones who didn't maintain healthy lifestyles, even when they ... «UCSF News Services, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Telomere [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/telomere>. Apr 2024 ».
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