Hayflick-limit Definition

noun

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

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Singular:
hayflick-limit
Plural:
hayflick-limits

Origin of Hayflick-limit

  • Named after Leonard Hayflick, who discovered it in 1961.

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