Term Information

Accession
GO:0000781
Name
chromosome, telomeric region
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
telomere, nuclear chromosome, telomere, nuclear chromosome, telomeric region
Alternate IDs
GO:0000784
Definition
The end of a linear chromosome, required for the integrity and maintenance of the end. A chromosome telomere usually includes a region of telomerase-encoded repeats the length of which rarely exceeds 20 bp each and that permits the formation of a telomeric loop (T-loop). The telomeric repeat region is usually preceded by a sub-telomeric region that is gene-poor but rich in repetitive elements. Some telomeres only consist of the latter part (for eg. D. melanogaster telomeres). Source: GOC:elh
Comment
Note that this term can be used in place of the obsolete cellular component term 'telomere ; GO:0005696'. Use with caution because this term refers to a specific region of the chromosome and not a protein complex.
History
See term history for GO:0000781 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)
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chromosome, telomeric region [is_a relation] is_a  chromosomal region (GO:0098687)
Children of chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)
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telomere single strand break repair (GO:1903823) [BFO:0000066 relation] BFO:0000066  chromosome, telomeric region
telomere-telomerase complex (GO:0070565) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome, telomeric region
subtelomeric heterochromatin formation (GO:0031509) [BFO:0000066 relation] BFO:0000066  chromosome, telomeric region
chromosome, telomeric repeat region (GO:0140445) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome, telomeric region
chromosome, subtelomeric region (GO:0099115) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome, telomeric region
SO
0000624