Where would you expect to find telomerase activity?
A) At the centromere of a chromosome in a healthy eukaryotic reproductive cell.
B) At the end of a chromosome in a normal healthy eukaryotic body (somatic) cell.
C) On the leading strand of DNA in a normal bacterial cell.
D) On the lagging strand of DNA in a normal bacterial cell.
E) At the end of a chromosome in a cancerous eukaryotic body cell.

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Telomerase activity is typically found at the ends of chromosomes in cancerous eukaryotic cells, where it adds telomeric sequences to the ends of chromosomes, allowing these cells to divide indefinitely. This activity is not normally present in most somatic cells but is characteristic of cancer cells and some reproductive cells.

Where Would You Expect to Find Telomerase Activity