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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. nucleotide sequences
  5. replicon
  6. replication origin

Preferred term

replication origin

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A unique DNA sequence of a replicon at which DNA replication is initiated and proceeds bidirectionally or unidirectionally. It contains the sites where the first separation of the complementary strands occurs, a primer RNA is synthesized, and the switch from primer RNA to DNA synthesis takes place.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • origin of replication
  • ori region

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/56147

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