DNA breakdown, exonucleolytic, DNA degradation, exonucleolytic, exonucleolytic degradation of DNA
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Definition
OBSOLETE. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of DNA, involving the hydrolysis of terminal 3',5'-phosphodiester bonds in one or two strands of deoxyribonucleotides.
Source:
GOC:elh,
GOC:mah
Comment
The reason is that these terms represent Molecular functions in the Biological Process ontology.