D_loop

Term ID

SO:0000297

Synonyms

• D-loop
• displacement loop
• INSDC_feature:D-loop

Definition

Displacement loop; a region within mitochondrial DNA in which a short stretch of RNA is paired with one strand of DNA, displacing the original partner DNA strand in this region; also used to describe the displacement of a region of one strand of duplex DNA by a single stranded invader in the reaction catalyzed by RecA protein. http://www.insdc.org/files/feature_table.html

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_loop

Ontology

Sequence Ontology