Use the article "Fundamental mechanisms of telomerase action in yeasts and mammals: understanding

telomeres and telomerase in cancer cells" (below) to answer the following questions

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376709/

When reading the research article, read the abstract, section 1.1, 1.2, Figure 1, Figure 2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4

and 4.1.

Questions:

1. Based on what you read, what is telomerase and why is it important? (3 points)

2. Based on what you read, is telomerase evolutionarily conserved? Provide evidence from the

article to support your answer (3 points)