Term Details for "DNA repair" (GO:0006281) (original) (raw)
Accession
GO:0006281
Name
DNA repair
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process of restoring DNA after damage. Genomes are subject to damage by chemical and physical agents in the environment (e.g. UV and ionizing radiations, chemical mutagens, fungal and bacterial toxins, etc.) and by free radicals or alkylating agents endogenously generated in metabolism. DNA is also damaged because of errors during its replication. A variety of different DNA repair pathways have been reported that include direct reversal, base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, photoreactivation, bypass, double-strand break repair pathway, and mismatch repair pathway.Source: PMID:11563486
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0006281 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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