telomere
telo·mere
noun \ˈte-lə-ˌmir, ˈtē-\Definition of TELOMERE
: the natural end of a eukaryotic chromosome composed of a usually repetitive DNA sequence and serving to stabilize the chromosome
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First Known Use: 1940
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