Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

mismatch repair

Term ID
GO:0006298
Synonyms
  • long patch mismatch repair system
  • mismatch repair, MutL-like pathway
  • MMR
  • MutS/MutL/MutH pathway
Definition
A system for the correction of errors in which an incorrect base, which cannot form hydrogen bonds with the corresponding base in the parent strand, is incorporated into the daughter strand. The mismatch repair system promotes genomic fidelity by repairing base-base mismatches, insertion-deletion loops and heterologies generated during DNA replication and recombination. (2)
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Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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