GO biological process ontology term - GO:0006287 - base-excision repair, gap-filling
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0006287
- Name
- base-excision repair, gap-filling
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- Repair of the damaged strand by the combined action of an apurinic endouclease that degrades a few bases on the damaged strand and a polymerase that synthesizes a 'patch' in the 5' to 3' direction, using the undamaged strand as a template.
