telomere maintenance (GO:0000723)

Any process that contributes to the maintenance of proper telomeric length and structure by affecting and monitoring the activity of telomeric proteins and the length of telomeric DNA. These processes includes those that shorten and lengthen the telomeric DNA sequences.

Specific

telomere capping (GO:0016233) telomere maintenance in response to DNA damage (GO:0043247) telomere maintenance via recombination (GO:0000722) telomere maintenance via telomere lengthening (GO:0010833) telomere maintenance via telomere shortening (GO:0010834) telomeric loop formation (GO:0031627)

General

single-organism organelle organization (GO:1902589) anatomical structure homeostasis (GO:0060249) single-organism metabolic process (GO:0044710) telomere organization (GO:0032200) DNA metabolic process (GO:0006259)

References

gene ontology: GO:0000723 PMID: 11092831