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OLga [1]
3 years ago
7

What is a telomere? dna polymerase cannot copy the end of the lagging strand of a linear chromosome. why not? how do some cells

avoid the problem of telomere shortening?
Biology
1 answer:
Vladimir79 [104]3 years ago
6 0

Telomeres are the caps at the end of each strand of DNA that protect our chromosomes, like the plastic tips at the end <span>of shoelaces.</span>

Without the coating, shoelaces become frayed until they can no longer do their job, just as without telomeres, DNA strands become damaged and our cells can’t do <span>their job.</span>

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