. "\"The terminal region of a linear chromosome that includes the telomeric DNA repeats and associated proteins.\" [GOC:elh]" . . "chromosome, telomeric region" . "Note that this term can be used in place of the obsolete cellular component term 'telomere ; GO:0005696'. Use with caution because this term refers to a specific region of the chromosome and not a protein complex." . . "telomere" .