How does the enzyme telomerase meet the challenge of replicating the ends of linear chromosomes? It adds a single 5' cap structure that resists degradation by nucleases. It adds numerous GC pairs, which resist hydrolysis and maintain chromosome integrity. It causes specific double-strand DNA breaks that result in blunt ends on both strands. It catalyzes the lengthening of telomeres, compensating for the shortening that could occur during replication without telomerase activity.
Gene Interactions
When the expression of a single trait is influenced by two or more different non-allelic genes, it is termed as genetic interaction. According to Mendel's law of inheritance, each gene functions in its own way and does not depend on the function of another gene, i.e., a single gene controls each of seven characteristics considered, but the complex contribution of many different genes determine many traits of an organism.
Gene Expression
Gene expression is a process by which the instructions present in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are converted into useful molecules such as proteins, and functional messenger ribonucleic (mRNA) molecules in the case of non-protein-coding genes.
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It adds a single 5' cap structure that resists degradation by nucleases.
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It adds numerous GC pairs, which resist hydrolysis and maintain chromosome integrity.
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It causes specific double-strand DNA breaks that result in blunt ends on both strands.
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It catalyzes the lengthening of telomeres, compensating for the shortening that could occur during replication without telomerase activity.
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