Assertion: telomere | /r/CapableOf | cap the end of chromosomes
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text: In 1999 it was reported that telomeres, which cap the end of chromosomes, terminate in a lariat-like structure termed a T-loop (Telomere-loop).
text: Telomeres are repeat sequences of noncoding DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes and naturally shorten over time with cell replication but are vulnerable to accelerated shortening under conditions of high cell stress and inflammation (7, 8, 125).