Term Name: | base-excision repair, gap-filling |
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Definition: | Repair of the damaged strand by the combined action of an apurinic endouclease that degrades a few bases on the damaged strand and a polymerase that synthesizes a 'patch' in the 5' to 3' direction, using the undamaged strand as a template. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006287] QuickGO AmiGO |