Term Name:	D_loop
Synonyms:	D-loop, displacement loop, INSDC_feature:D-loop
Definition:	Displacement loop; a region within mitochondrial DNA in which a short stretch of RNA is paired with one strand of DNA, displacing the original partner DNA strand in this region; also used to describe the displacement of a region of one strand of duplex DNA by a single stranded invader in the reaction catalyzed by RecA protein.
Ontology:	Sequence Ontology [SO:0000297]