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GO: Biological Process

telomere maintenance via base-excision repair

Term ID
GO:0097698
Synonyms
Definition
A telomere maintenance process that occurs by base-excision repair of telomeric DNA in response to DNA damage. Telomeric sequences are particularly susceptible to oxidative DNA damage, due to their G-rich nature. 24703901
References
Ontology
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Relationships
is a type of
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes