programmed DNA elimination by chromosome breakage

Term ID

GO:0031052

Synonyms

• chromosome breakage

Definition

Regulated cleavage of the developing macronuclear genome at a limited number of chromosome breakage sites (CBS). The macronuclear destined segment (MDS) sequence adjacent to the CBS (or separated from it by a BES) receives a macronuclear telomere following chromosome breakage. (3)

References

Ontology

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