that will be reproduced during cellular divisions.

Breaking the synchronicity of the first cell divisions

Breaking the synchronicity of the first cell divisions

A zygote undergoes a rapid series of cell divisions.

Every time cells divide the risk of mutation increases.

After a certain number of divisions, your cells die.

This is equivalent to 36,000 units of red blood cells every day.

This may be considered as the mitotic clock for counting the number of cell divisions.

Their main function is to protect DNA during cell division.

Hence, after a series of cell divisions, the telomeres are depleted.

Short telomeres limit the number of cell divisions, Laufs said.

Through successive cell divisions, the zygote will develop into an embryo.

It allows telomeres to regenerate between cell divisions.

They are involved in the separation of chromosomes during cell division.

Its telomere-lengthening effect may also help correct errors in DNA during cell division and prevent cellular degeneration.