Which of the following would you expect of a eukaryote lacking telomerase?
A) a high probability of somatic cells becoming cancerous
B) an inability to produce Okazaki fragments
C) an inability to repair thymine dimers
D) a reduction in chromosome length in gametes
E) high sensitivity to sunlight

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Telomerase is responsible for adding telomeres, repetitive DNA sequences, to the ends of chromosomes to prevent the loss of important genetic information during DNA replication. Without telomerase, chromosomes will gradually shorten with each cell division. In gametes, this reduction in length can have significant consequences for the development of offspring. Therefore, a eukaryote lacking telomerase would be expected to have a reduction in chromosome length in gametes. The other options are not directly related to telomerase function.

Which of the Following Would You Expect of a Eukaryote