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sertanlavr [38]
3 years ago
8

Why do telomeres get shorter each time a cell divides

Biology
1 answer:
Gnoma [55]3 years ago
4 0
The reason for this is because the telomere protects the ends of a cell and when the cell divides the only part lost is the telomere. Hope this helps.
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