Are telomeres found on both ends of DNA strands?

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Telomeres are located at both the 5' and 3' ends of DNA molecules, with the 3' end typically having a longer telomeric sequence that results in a single-stranded overhang. This overhang is crucial for forming a looped structure that protects the DNA ends from being recognized and repaired by cellular machinery. The presence of telomeres on both ends ensures the stability of the DNA during replication, preventing the loss of essential genetic information.
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I know that telomeres are found on the ends of DNA molecules as stated by my notes. But i was wondering if they are only found on the 3' ends or both 5' and 3' because since DNA is double stranded, if it were to be found on both 5' and 3', one parental strand will be
5'-TTAGGGTTAGGGTTAGGG█████████TTAGGGTTAGGGTTAGGG-3'. By complementary base pairing, the other parental strand will be
3'-AATCCCAATCCCAATCCC█████████AATCCCAATCCCAATCCC-5' whereby there is no telomere repeat at the ends.

Please clarify this doubt thanks! :)
 
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Telomeric sequences are found on both the 5' and 3' ends of the DNA. The telomeric sequence on the 3' end is slightly longer than the sequence on the 5' end, so there will be a single-stranded overhang on the 3' end. This single stranded region is used to form a looped structure that protects the end of the DNA from recognition by the DNA repair machinery (http://pmgm2.stanford.edu/biochem118/Papers/DNA%20Papers/Telomerase%20D-Loop-TLoop.pdf )
 
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