The telomeres of eukaryotic chromosomes consist of short sequences of

Options

A. Adenine rich repeats
B. Guanine rich repeats
C. Thymine rich repeats
D. Cytosine rich repeats

Answer

B

Explanation

Eukaryotic telomeric DNA has been shown to consist of simple randomly repeated sequences characterized by clusters of G-residues in one strand and C-residues in the other . Another feature is a 3 overhang (12-16 nucleotides in length) of the G-rich strand.