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Telomerase Meaning

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What does the term “chain terminating inhibitors” mean in respect to dideoxynucleotides?

a.They inhibit transcription by preventing RNA polymerase from elongating the end of the growing
transcript.
b.All chromosome ends (or termini) naturally end with them because they are added by telomerase
to inhibit chromosome shortening.
c.When the are added to the 5′ end of a growing DNA chain they prevent further nucleotide
additions.
d.When the are added to the 3′ end of a growing DNA chain they prevent further nucleotide
additions.

d. When the are added to the 3′ end of a growing DNA chain they prevent further nucleotide
additions