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GO: Biological Process
DNA restriction-modification system
- Term ID
- GO:0009307
- Synonyms
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- DNA restriction
- Definition
- A defense process found in many bacteria and archaea that protects the organism from invading foreign DNA by cleaving it with a restriction endonuclease. The organism's own DNA is protected by methylation of a specific nucleotide, which occurs immediately following replication, in the same target site as the restriction enzyme. KW-0680
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes