Term Details for "DNA replication" (GO:0006260) (original) (raw)

Accession

GO:0006260

Name

DNA replication

Ontology

biological_process

Synonyms

None

Alternate IDs

GO:0055133

Definition

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 the origin recognition complex, 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.Source: GOC:mah

Comment

DNA biosynthesis is only part of this process. See also the biological process terms 'DNA-dependent DNA replication ; GO:0006261' and 'RNA-dependent DNA replication ; GO:0006278'.

History

See term history for GO:0006260 at QuickGO

Chem. react.

None

Subset

goslim_drosophila

goslim_generic

goslim_yeast

goslim_pir

goslim_pombe

goslim_euk_cellular_processes_ribbon

goslim_prokaryote

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