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Title: When the RNA primers are removed from the 5' ends of eukaryotic chromosomes after replication, DNA ... Post by: WadeChl on Feb 12, 2018 When the RNA primers are removed from the 5' ends of eukaryotic chromosomes after replication, DNA polymerase is unable to fill in the gaps. What prevents the chromosomes from getting shorter and shorter with each round of replication?
What will be an ideal response? Title: When the RNA primers are removed from the 5' ends of eukaryotic chromosomes after replication, DNA ... Post by: Alonzoperez1118 on Feb 12, 2018 The enzyme telomerase maintains chromosome lengths by adding telomere repeats to the chromosome ends. Telomerase contains an RNA component that is complementary to the telomere repeat unit of the chromosome. After binding to the overhanging repeat, the telomerase RNA is used as a template to synthesize new chromosomal telomere repeats.
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