Telomerase adds six deoxynucleotides to the end of a DNA strand using a built-in RNA template. Explain

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Telomerase adds six deoxynucleotides to the end of a DNA strand using a built-in RNA template. Explain why the templating region of the RNA includes one and a half repeats of the telomeric sequence (~9 nucleotides).
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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