Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
programmed DNA elimination by chromosome breakage
- Term ID
- GO:0031052
- Synonyms
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- chromosome breakage
- Definition
- Regulated cleavage of the developing macronuclear genome at a limited number of chromosome breakage sites (CBS). The macronuclear destined segment (MDS) sequence adjacent to the CBS (or separated from it by a BES) receives a macronuclear telomere following chromosome breakage. (3)
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Phenotype
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