See Also: telomerase(medicine)
Telomerase(health)

ROD (law) and Telomerase (health)


ROD (law)


ROD. A measure sixteen feet and a half long; a perch.

Telomerase (health)


An enzyme composed of a catalytic protein component and an RNA template and that synthesizes the telomeric DNA at the ends of chromosomes. When active, telomerase can continually add to the length of the telomeres on the ends of chromosomes within a cell, thus conferring on that cell the ability to continue dividing past its normal lifespan.