Term Name: | meiotic mismatch repair |
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Definition: | A system for the identification and correction of base-base mismatches, small insertion-deletion loops, and regions of heterology that are present in duplex DNA formed with strands from two recombining molecules. Correction of the mismatch can result in non-Mendelian segregation of alleles following meiosis. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0000710] QuickGO AmiGO |