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Agriculture · Q255

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 255

Q255

The telomerase activity is highest in

A.
Nerve cells
B.
Embryonic cells
Answer
C.
RBC
D.
Hepatocytes

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The telomerase activity is highest in embryonic cells.
Embryonic cells have high levels of telomerase activity during rapid proliferation. Although telomerase activity is diminished in non-proliferating sperms and ova, it is highly activated after fertilization and maintained in ES cells and germ cells for the next generation.