Review
Are Drosophila telomeres an exception or the rule?
Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Genome Biology 2002, 3:reviews0007-reviews0007.6 doi:10.1186/gb-2002-3-10-reviews0007
Published: 27 September 2002Abstract
At the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes are telomeres, specialized structures with unusual properties. The repetitive structure of telomere regions makes them difficult to deal with in general genome-sequencing projects. Specific efforts to compare sequences and properties of telomeres across species can reveal the generalities of telomere properties.
