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GO: Biological Process

DNA catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006308
Synonyms
  • DNA breakdown
  • DNA catabolism
  • DNA degradation
Definition
The cellular DNA metabolic process resulting in the breakdown of DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, one of the two main types of nucleic acid, consisting of a long unbranched macromolecule formed from one or two strands of linked deoxyribonucleotides, the 3'-phosphate group of each constituent deoxyribonucleotide being joined in 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage to the 5'-hydroxyl group of the deoxyribose moiety of the next one. 0198506732
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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