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camila

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on: Jun 23, 2013
Which of the following would you expect of a eukaryote lacking telomerase?
A) a high probability of somatic cells becoming cancerous
B) production of Okazaki fragments
C) inability to repair thymine dimers
D) a reduction in chromosome length in gametes
E) high sensitivity to sunlight


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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2013
We did this yesterday, it's D.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 1, 2013
Thanks again :D It's correct.


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