telomere
English
/ˈtɛləmɪəɹ/
noun
Definitions
- (genetics) Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek τέλος (end, purpose, completion, result, accomplishment, perfection, fulfilment, tax, degree of completion, product, af, telo-, fulfillment, extremity), μέρος (part, portion, component, destiny, a part, share, fate, lot).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μέρος
Gloss
part, portion, component, destiny, a part, share, fate, lot
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mer English
- -mere English
- antitelomerase English
- autotelic English
- bitelomeric English
- epimeron English
- extratelomeric English
- heterotelomeric English
- homotelomeric English
- intertelomeric English
- intratelomeric English
- mereology English
- meristics English
- meronym English
- meronymy English
- meropic English
- multitelomeric English
- nontelomeric English
- peritelomere English
- peritelomeric English
- subtelomere English
- subtelomeric English
- telangiectasia English
- telestich English
- telogonic English
- telomerase English
- telomeric English
- telomerically English
- telomeropathy English
- telos English
- mereologia Finnish
- Aristoteles Latin
- tellus Latin
- Centromer German
- teleologie Dutch, Flemish
- телеология Russian
- centrómero Spanish, Castilian
- Πραξιτέλης Ancient Greek
- εὐτελής Ancient Greek
- μέρος Ancient Greek
- πολυτελής Ancient Greek
- τέλειος Ancient Greek
- τέλος Ancient Greek
- τελέω Ancient Greek
- τελήεις Ancient Greek
- τελώνης Ancient Greek
- τρία Ancient Greek
- τῆλε Ancient Greek
- Ἀριστοτέλης Ancient Greek
- ἐντελής Ancient Greek
- ἑπταμερής Ancient Greek
- ὅμοιος Ancient Greek
- ὑποτελής Ancient Greek
- *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European
- polymer Norwegian Bokmål
- polymer Norwegian Nynorsk
- -méir Irish
- μέρος Greek (modern)
- τέλος Greek (modern)
- -мер Bulgarian
- -mer
- telos
- -mere
- meropic
- meronym
- meronymy
- epimeron
- telogonic
- telestich
- autotelic
- meristics
- mereology
- telomeric
- telomerase
- subtelomere
- bitelomeric
- subtelomeric
- nontelomeric
- peritelomere
- peritelomeric
- telomeropathy
- telomerically
- homotelomeric
- intratelomeric
- telangiectasia
- multitelomeric
- extratelomeric
- intertelomeric
- antitelomerase
- heterotelomeric