In humans, telomerase ____

a. adds telomere repeats in some human cells
b. removes telomere repeats in all human cells
c. adds telomere repeats in all human cells
d. removes telomere repeats in some human cells
e. transcribes telomere repeats in some human cells


ANSWER: a

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