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GO: Biological Process

DNA duplex unwinding

Term ID
GO:0032508
Synonyms
  • DNA unwinding
  • duplex DNA melting
Definition
The process in which interchain hydrogen bonds between two strands of DNA are broken or 'melted', generating a region of unpaired single strands.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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