Term Information

Accession
GO:0005728
Name
extrachromosomal rDNA circle
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA circle
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Circular DNA molecules encoding ribosomal RNA that are replicated independently of chromosomal replication. These molecules originate in the chromosome but are excised and circularized, often by intramolecular homologous recombination between direct tandem repeats. Source: PMID:12044934, GOC:mah
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0005728 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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extrachromosomal rDNA circle [is_a relation] is_a  extrachromosomal circular DNA (GO:0005727)

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