The RNA containing enzyme that participates in the addition of the telomeric ends of the chromosome is known as:
A) Replicase
B) Gyrase
C) Telomerase
D) Ligase
E) Polymerase V

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Telomerase is the specialized reverse transcriptase enzyme that extends the ends of linear chromosomes by adding tandem repeats of short DNA sequences (telomeres) to the 3' ends of DNA strands. Telomerase contains an RNA component that acts as a template to synthesize the telomeric repeats, while the protein component possesses the catalytic activity that adds the nucleotides to the DNA end. None of the other options are directly involved in telomere synthesis.

The RNA Containing Enzyme That Participates in the Addition of the Telomeric