Usually means: Ends of linear chromosomes; protective.
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  1. telome: Merriam-Webster
  2. telome: Collins English Dictionary
  3. telome: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. telome: Wiktionary

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noun:  (biology) A terminal branch of a stem, thought to have evolved into the leaf, according to one theory of plant morphology.

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