Term Name: meiotic DNA double-strand break formation
Synonyms:
Definition: The cell cycle process in which double-strand breaks are generated at defined hotspots throughout the genome during meiosis I. This results in the initiation of meiotic recombination.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042138]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: DNA metabolic process meiosis I cell cycle process
has subtype: meiotic DNA double-strand break formation involved in meiotic gene conversion meiotic DNA double-strand break formation involved in reciprocal meiotic recombination
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation
regulated by: regulation of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation