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telomere

terminal region of a linear chromosome that including the telomeric DNA repeats and associated proteins
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telomere
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Summary

telomere is a cellular component[1]. telomere ranks in the top 4% of cellular component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: part[3]
  • Regulates (molecular biology): senescence[4], Hayflick limit[5], cancer[6]
  • Subclass of: chromosomal region[7]
  • Part of: chromosome[8]
  • Commons category: Telomeres[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Telomeres[10]
  • Different from: Telomer[11]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000781[12]
  • Characteristic of: extremity[13]

Why It Matters

telomere has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] telomere is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3TymAr
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 37745, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  3. 23w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cellular component, part
    Part of → chromosome
    Subclass of → chromosomal region
    Regulates (molecular biology) → senescence, Hayflick limit, cancer
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 195408"
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