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The 17 pages that link to Telomere, each with the reason it gives.

• ChromosomeBroader topic: Telomeres protect chromosome ends from degradation and mistaken repair.

• DNA replicationRelated: Linear chromosome ends pose a copying problem addressed by telomere maintenance.

• AgingRelated: Telomere shortening during repeated cell division can trigger senescence in some cells.

• Cellular senescenceRelated: Progressive telomere shortening can trigger replicative senescence in dividing cells.

• CytogeneticsBroader topic: Abnormal telomeres can produce chromosome fusions and instability visible in cytogenetic studies.

• CentromereCompared with: Unlike centromeres, telomeres protect chromosome ends rather than organize segregation attachments.

• LongevityRelated: Telomere shortening can limit cell division in some tissues.

• ImmortalityRelated: Telomere shortening is linked to cell division limits, though it does not explain aging alone.

• TelomeraseBroader topic: Telomerase extends this chromosome-end structure.

• Elizabeth BlackburnRelated: Blackburn characterized telomeric DNA and its role in safeguarding chromosome ends.

• G-quadruplexRelated: Guanine-rich telomeric DNA can fold into G-quadruplexes.

• Carol W. GreiderRelated: Telomerase extends telomeres, the chromosome-end structures central to Greider’s discovery.

• CiliateRelated: Telomeres were first identified through studies of ciliate macronuclei.

• Jack W. SzostakBroader topic: Szostak and Blackburn demonstrated that telomeric DNA sequences protect chromosome ends.

• ProgeriaCompared with: Progeria resembles aging but is not simply caused by unusually rapid telomere shortening.

• SupercentenarianRelated: Telomere maintenance is one biological factor examined in studies of aging.

• Werner syndromeRelated: WRN helps maintain telomeres, whose dysfunction can limit cell division.