Telomerase activity is MOST likely to be found in which cells in humans?
Red blood cells. |
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Muscle cells. |
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Neurons. |
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Germ line. |
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Any type of somatic cell. |
Ans- (IV). Germ line
Telomere is a special functional complex at the end of linear eukaryotic chromosomes, consisting of tandom repeating DNA sequences and associated proteins. Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein that stabilizes telomeres of chromosomes in actively growing cell, and the ability of cell to divide over an indefinite lifespan may require the expression of telomerase. Telomerase activity is detected in over 90% human cancers from tissue specimen and normal germ cells, but none in normal tissue adjacent to the tumor.
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