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GO biological process ontology term - GO:0042138 - meiotic DNA double-strand break formation

Term summary

ID
GO:0042138
Name
meiotic DNA double-strand break formation
Ontology or CV name
GO biological process
Definition
The cell cycle process in which double-strand breaks are generated at defined hotspots throughout the genome during meiosis I. This results in the initiation of meiotic recombination.

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Annotation

GO biological process

GO:0042138 - meiotic DNA double-strand break formation

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GO:0010780 - meiotic DNA double-strand break formation involved in reciprocal meiotic recombination

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GO:1905263 - positive regulation of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation involved in reciprocal meiotic recombination

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GO:0062209 - spatial regulation of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation involved in reciprocal meiotic recombination

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