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GO: Biological Process

chromosomal 5-methylcytosine DNA demethylation pathway

Term ID
GO:0141166
Synonyms
  • epigenetic 5-methylcytosine DNA demethylation
  • epigenetic 5-methylcytosine DNA demethylation pathway
  • epigenetic DNA demethylation
Definition
A process that chemically modifies 5-methylcytosine (5meC) to make it a substrate for the base excision repair pathway, which then restores the unmodified cytosine. (3)
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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