Organism Sequence
Tetrahymena (protozoan) 5′–T T GGGG–3′
3′–AAC C C C–5′
Saccharomyces (yeast) 5′–T1-6G TG2-3–3′
3′–A1-6CAC2-3–5′
Caenorhabditis (nematode) 5′–T TAGGC–3′
3′–AATC C G–5′
Vertebrate 5′–T TAGGG–3′
3′–AAT CC C–5′
Arabidopsis (plant) 5′–T T TAGGG–3′
3′–AAAT CCC–5′
Source: V. A. Zakian, Science 270:1602, 1995.
Table 11.2: DNA sequences typically found in telomeres of various organisms