mitochondrial_D_loop

Term ID

SO:0002294

Synonyms

• Mitochondrial D loop
• Mitochondrial displacement loop

Definition

Mitochondrial 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. http://www.insdc.org/files/feature_table.html

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_loop

Ontology

Sequence Ontology