| Term: | yolk syncytial layer apoptotic DNA fragmentation |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | yolk syncytial layer |
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| Synonyms: | periblast, yolk sac, YSL |
| Definition: | Peripheral layer of the yolk cell including nuclei and non-yolky cytoplasm. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000088] |
| Name: | apoptotic DNA fragmentation |
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| Synonyms: | chromatinolysis, DNA catabolic process during apoptosis, DNA catabolism during apoptosis, DNA fragmentation, DNA fragmentation involved in apoptotic nuclear change, endonucleolytic DNA catabolic process involved in apoptosis |
| Definition: | The cleavage of DNA during apoptosis, which usually occurs in two stages: cleavage into fragments of about 50 kbp followed by cleavage between nucleosomes to yield 200 bp fragments. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006309] QuickGO AmiGO |