Genetic Function
DNA replication
DNA rep·li·ca·tion [ ... reh-plih-kay-shun ]
Definitions related to dna replication:
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(dna synthesis) DNA Synthesis is the polymeric linkage of deoxyribose moieties (with adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine side chains) by phosphate groups attached to their 5-prime and 3-prime sugar hydroxyls.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Process by which a DNA molecule is duplicated in vivo, or studies of the natural process in vitro; for artificial synthesis, see NUCLEIC ACID CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS and its narrower terms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The cellular metabolic process in which a cell duplicates one or more molecules of DNA. DNA replication begins when specific sequences, known as origins of replication, are recognized and bound by initiation proteins, and ends when the original DNA molecule has been completely duplicated and the copies topologically separated. The unit of replication usually corresponds to the genome of the cell, an organelle, or a virus. The template for replication can either be an existing DNA molecule or RNA.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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The process by which a copy of the DNA in a cell is made before the cell divides.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The process by which a DNA molecule is duplicated.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The process by which the two strands of a DNA double helix separate, allowing each strand to act as a template for the synthesis of a complementary strand by specific base pairing. Includes autonomous but not virus replication.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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