Assertion: telomere | /r/HasProperty | protective caps
Facets:
value: at the ends of chromosomes
type: LOCATION
value: against earlier death
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against chronic diseases
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: at the end of dna molecules
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: They are protective caps that stabilize DNA during cell replication.
text: The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress on cells—pollution, diesel exhaust, smoking and obesity—also are associated with shorter telomeres, the protective tips on the ends of the chromosomal shoelace.
text: Telomeres – which are a protective ‘cap’ at the end of DNA molecules – normally shorten in each replication cycle.
text: Telomeres, the protective structures that cap the ends of chromosomes, sense danger in the cellular environment, says Elissa Epel, senior study author and a professor of psychiatry at the University of California–San Francisco School of Medicine.
text: Telomeres with long lengths are considered protective against chronic diseases and earlier death, whereas short lengths increase risk.
text: 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 participants who reported drinking more soda.
text: Telomeres are protective caps on the end of chromosomes.
text: Telomeres are protective caps at the end of human chromosomes.
text: Telomeres are protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that become shorter with each cell division.
text: Telomeres are the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that affect how quickly cells age.
text: Telomeres are the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that affect how quickly cells age.
text: Telomeres are the protective tips at the ends of chromosomes that protect our DNA.