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Telomeres: a diversity of solutions to the problem of chromosome ends

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  1. Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England

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  2. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia

    Alex Vershinin

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Louis, E., Vershinin, A. Telomeres: a diversity of solutions to the problem of chromosome ends. Chromosome Res 13, 425–429 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-005-1000-y

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