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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > DNA > DNA, Intergenic > Replication Origin
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genome > Genome Components > DNA, Intergenic > Replication Origin
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genome > Genome Components > Replicon > Replication Origin

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Replication Origin  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A unique DNA sequence of a replicon at which DNA REPLICATION is initiated and proceeds bidirectionally or unidirectionally. It contains the sites where the first separation of the complementary strands occurs, a primer RNA is synthesized, and the switch from primer RNA to DNA synthesis takes place. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Origin of Replication
  • ori Region

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