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Published online 3 October 2007 | Nature 449, 515 (2007) | doi:10.1038/449515a

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Minimum telomere length defined for healthy cells

Mechanism for chromosome corruption also revealed.

How long have I got left, doctor? For a cell, at least, scientists may be close to an answer. A cell's lifespan depends on the length of its telomeres — the regions of repeating DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes.

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  • What should be the minimum percent of microhomology needed for the end joining of two chromosomes ? What the Spectral Karyotyping (SKY) analysis revealed ?

    • 05 Oct, 2007
    • Posted by: Nirmal Kumar