Hayflick limit

English

Etymology

Named after Leonard Hayflick, who discovered it in 1961.

Noun

Hayflick limit (plural Hayflick limits)

  1. (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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