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Human telomeres consist of tandem repeats if sequence:

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Human telomeres consist of conserved TTAGGG tandem repeats synthesized by telomerase to prevent chromosome end attrition. This G-rich hexanucleotide forms t-loop and G-quadruplex structures protecting genome stability, unlike variant sequences not found in vertebrate telomeres.

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