OBO ID: GO:0031052 |
Term Name: | programmed DNA elimination by chromosome breakage | Search Ontology: | |
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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) | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |