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Hayflick limit

Hayflick limit noun: the number of times that a normal cell population will divide before it stops, presumably because the telomeres shorten to a critical length.

Noun

Hayflick limit (plural Hayflick limits)

  1. The number of times that a normal cell population will divide before it stops, presumably because the telomeres shorten to a critical length.

Forms of Hayflick limit

pluralHayflick limits

Origin of Hayflick limit

Named after Leonard Hayflick, who discovered it in 1961.

Questions about Hayflick limit

What does Hayflick limit mean?
Hayflick limit means the number of times that a normal cell population will divide before it stops, presumably because the telomeres shorten to a critical length.
What part of speech is Hayflick limit?
Hayflick limit is a noun.
What is the plural of Hayflick limit?
The plural of Hayflick limit is Hayflick limits.

Words near Hayflick limit in the dictionary

  1. hayey
  2. hayfever
  3. Hayffie
  4. hayfield
  5. hayfields
  6. Hayflick limit
  7. Hayflick limits
  8. Hayford
  9. Hayford ellipsoid
  10. Hayford ellipsoids
  11. Hayfords

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