All of the following statements about telomerase are correct except: A. the RNA component acts as a template for the synthesis of a segment of DNA. B. it adds telomeric repeats to the 5'-ends of the DNA strands. C. it provides a mechanism for replicating the ends of linear chromosomes. D. it recognizes a G-rich single strand of DNA E. it is a reverse transcripcase.

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All of the following statements about telomerase are correct except:

A. the RNA component acts as a template for the synthesis of a segment of DNA.
B. it adds telomeric repeats to the 5'-ends of the DNA strands.
C. it provides a mechanism for replicating the ends of linear chromosomes.
D. it recognizes a G-rich single strand of DNA
E. it is a reverse transcripcase.
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