GO biological process ontology term - GO:0000709 - meiotic joint molecule formation
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0000709
- Name
- meiotic joint molecule formation
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The conversion of the paired broken DNA and homologous duplex DNA into a four-stranded branched intermediate, known as a joint molecule, formed during meiotic recombination. These joint molecules contain Holliday junctions on either side of heteroduplex DNA.
