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Telomere Length in Metaphase Chromosomes of Human Triploid Zygotes

  • Anna A. Pendina,
  • Mikhail I. Krapivin,
  • Olga A. Efimova,
  • Andrei V. Tikhonov,
  • Irina D. Mekina,
  • Evgeniia M. Komarova,
  • Alla S. Koltsova,
  • Alexander M. Gzgzyan,
  • Igor Yu. Kogan and
  • Olga G. Chiryaeva
  • + 1 author

The human lifespan is strongly influenced by telomere length (TL) which is defined in a zygote—when two highly specialised haploid cells form a new diploid organism. Although TL is a variable parameter, it fluctuates in a limited range. We aimed to e...