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Who discovered the telomere composition in Tetrahymena?
Who discovered the telomere composition in Tetrahymena?
- Elizabeth Blackburn and Joe Gall (correct)
- Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol Grieder
- Meselson and Stahl
- Tetrahymena itself
What is the sequence found in tandem arrays at the ends of rDNA fragments in Tetrahymena?
What is the sequence found in tandem arrays at the ends of rDNA fragments in Tetrahymena?
- GGGTTT
- GGGTTA
- TTAGGG
- TTGGGG (correct)
Which organism has about 40,000 telomeres due to its fragmented chromosomes?
Which organism has about 40,000 telomeres due to its fragmented chromosomes?
- Human
- Tetrahymena (correct)
- E. coli
- Ribosome
Who addressed the question of how repeats are added to chromosome ends after each round of replication?
Who addressed the question of how repeats are added to chromosome ends after each round of replication?
What is the sequence found at the ends of human chromosomes?
What is the sequence found at the ends of human chromosomes?
What was the main discovery made by Elizabeth Blackburn and Joe Gall in 1978?
What was the main discovery made by Elizabeth Blackburn and Joe Gall in 1978?
What was the sequence found at the ends of rDNA fragments in Tetrahymena?
What was the sequence found at the ends of rDNA fragments in Tetrahymena?
What is the composition of human chromosome ends?
What is the composition of human chromosome ends?
Why was Tetrahymena considered the perfect choice to determine telomere composition?
Why was Tetrahymena considered the perfect choice to determine telomere composition?
Who addressed the question of how repeats are added to chromosome ends after each round of replication?
Who addressed the question of how repeats are added to chromosome ends after each round of replication?
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