Term Name:	DNA strand invasion
Synonyms:	D-loop biosynthesis, D-loop formation, displacement loop biosynthesis, displacement loop formation, Rad51-mediated strand invasion, strand invasion
Definition:	The process in which the nucleoprotein complex (composed of the broken single-strand DNA and the recombinase) searches and identifies a region of homology in intact duplex DNA. The broken single-strand DNA displaces the like strand and forms Watson-Crick base pairs with its complement, forming a duplex in which each strand is from one of the two recombining DNA molecules.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0042148]    QuickGO    AmiGO