translesion synthesis

accession 0019985
databaseName GO
dbId 15669
definition The replication of damaged DNA by synthesis across a lesion in the template strand; a specialized DNA polymerase or replication complex inserts a defined nucleotide across from the lesion which allows DNA synthesis to continue beyond the lesion. This process can be mutagenic depending on the damaged nucleotide and the inserted nucleotide.
displayName translesion synthesis
modified [InstanceEdit:9676538] Cook, Justin, 2020-02-17
name translesion synthesis
referenceDatabase [ReferenceDatabase:1] GO
schemaClass GO_BiologicalProcess
url https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0019985

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