A-LevelBiologyThe mitotic cell cycle9700/12 · Feb/Mar 2017 · Q221 Mark
The enzyme telomerase repairs telomeres. It stops the telomeres from getting shorter each time a chromosome is replicated. Telomerase is not normally active in human body cells, but in some diseases telomerase can be activated. In which disease is the enzyme telomerase activated?
Acancer
BHIV/AIDS
Cmalaria
Dmyasthenia gravis
✓ Correct answer
A: cancer
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