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MeSH Heading: Telomere
Tree Number(s): A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.160.845; G05.360.160.845
Unique ID: D016615
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016615
Scope Note: A terminal section of a chromosome which has a specialized structure and which is involved in chromosomal replication and stability. Its length is believed to be a few hundred base pairs.
Entry Term(s): Telomeres
NLM Classification #: QU 470
Previous Indexing: Base Sequence (1979-1991); Chromosomes (1976-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/25
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Telomere MeSH Descriptor Data 2025