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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
chromosomal region +     
chromosome, centromeric core domain +   
chromosome, centromeric region +   
chromosome, telomeric region +   
The end of a linear chromosome, required for the integrity and maintenance of the end. A chromosome telomere usually includes a region of telomerase-encoded repeats the length of which rarely exceeds 20 bp each and that permits the formation of a telomeric loop (T-loop). The telomeric repeat region is usually preceded by a sub-telomeric region that is gene-poor but rich in repetitive elements. Some telomeres only consist of the latter part (for eg. D. melanogaster telomeres).
polytene chromosome band 
polytene chromosome interband 
polytene chromosome puff 

Synonyms
Narrow Synonyms: nuclear chromosome, telomere ;   nuclear chromosome, telomeric region
Related Synonyms: telomere
Alternate IDs: GO:0000784
Xrefs: SO:0000624
Definition Sources: GOC:elh

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