Where would you expect to find telomerase activity?
A)At the end of a chromosome in a normal healthy eukaryotic body (somatic)cell.
B)At the end of a chromosome in a cancerous eukaryotic body cell.
C)On the leading strand of DNA in a normal bacterial cell.
D)On the lagging strand of DNA in a normal bacterial cell.
E)At the centromere of a chromosome in a healthy eukaryotic reproductive cell.

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Telomerase is an enzyme that helps to prevent the shortening of telomeres at the end of chromosomes during cell division. Typically, telomerase activity is low or absent in normal somatic cells, but it is elevated in many cancerous cells. Therefore, it would be expected to find telomerase activity at the ends of chromosomes in a cancerous eukaryotic body cell.

Where Would You Expect to Find Telomerase Activity