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WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0006273

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Name Class

GO:0006273Namelagging strand elongation
DefinitionThe process in which an existing DNA strand is extended in a net 3' to 5' direction by activities including the addition of nucleotides to the 3' end of the strand, complementary to an existing template, as part of DNA replication. Lagging strand DNA elongation proceeds by discontinuous synthesis of short stretches of DNA, known as Okazaki fragments, from RNA primers; these fragments are then joined by DNA ligase. Although each segment of nascent DNA is synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction, the overall direction of lagging strand synthesis is 3' to 5', mirroring the progress of the replication fork.
StatusValid
TypeBiological_process
ChildInstanceGO:1903459
ComponentGO:0033567
GO:0090629
ParentInstance_ofGO:0006271
Attributes_ofIndexAncestor (19)
DescendantGO:1903459
GO:1903461
GO:0033567
GO:0090629
GO_annotation00007016
00071059
00079677
VersionGene Ontology releases/2023-11-15