In one sentence,what is the function of telomerase? Is it required in prokaryotes,eukaryotes or both?

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Ville · Answer 1 · 2018-05-09T07:18:41+0000

Telomerase is an enzyme which is responsible for elongation of telomeres by the addition of guanine rich repetitive sequences which prevent the chromosomes from been degraded. T
Telomerase is not required in prokaryotes because most prokaryotes have circular chromosomes.

In one sentence,what is the function of telomerase? Is it required in prokaryotes,eukaryotes or both?

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