Predict what might happen to telomeres in Tetrahymena cells if the Tetrahymena template RNA were mutated from 3'-ACCCCAAC-5' to 3'-AGCCCAAC-5'.

A. Telomere sequence would be altered to 5'-CTTGGG-3'.
B. There would be no changes in telomeres compared to normal cells.
C. Telomere sequence would be altered to 5'-GGGTTC-3'.
D. Telomeres would become shorter in every generation compared to normal cells.


Ans: D. Telomeres would become shorter in every generation compared to normal cells.

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