GO biological process ontology term - GO:0019985 - translesion synthesis
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0019985
- Name
- translesion synthesis
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- 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.
