Telomeres on Human Chromosomes (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Telomeres on Human Chromosomes

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Colored in blue are the 46 chromosomes that make up the human genome. The telomeres of each chromosome are visible as white points. Original image here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nihgov/24190672366/in/photolist-CRDw73-a6FjX6-fLR2M-fLQZi-sZrHM-sZrHR-sZswm-fe6um-sZrHF-sZrHC-sZswj-sZrHG-fe6up-8dmSyv-f6FW7-cC7aWY-atBQei-afqahC-hr56bm-q2uXS4-mVQDc5-fe6uq-haDCsM-BQF3z4-7uNBRF-5983ai-baVaCR-5982Rp-3KvC4N-4uFfRf-pnaa5P-mVM2JD-5fovu9-6vJ92n-qXcKRD-5fj8W6-sZrHK-5fj8TB-5fovCL-5fovDE-HhBaoj-86H568-cGcc1o-ByZtK5-9qpGCC-9aQfhk-9wHH8v-5fovvu-tBeiH-nDgiBa

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Hesed Padilla-Nash and Thomas Ried, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

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