telomere shortening

Concept

loss of some telomere sequence during DNA replication or from DNA damage

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Videos Mentioning telomere shortening

Morgan Levine, PhD, on PhenoAge and the Epigenetics of Age Acceleration — can we change the pace?

Morgan Levine, PhD, on PhenoAge and the Epigenetics of Age Acceleration — can we change the pace?

FoundMyFitness

A hallmark of aging related to the protective caps on chromosomes becoming shorter over time.