Term Information

Accession
GO:0006260
Name
DNA replication
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
GO:0055133
Definition
The cellular metabolic process in which a cell duplicates one or more molecules of DNA. DNA replication begins when specific sequences, known as origins of replication, are recognized and bound by the origin recognition complex, and ends when the original DNA molecule has been completely duplicated and the copies topologically separated. The unit of replication usually corresponds to the genome of the cell, an organelle, or a virus. The template for replication can either be an existing DNA molecule or RNA. Source: GOC:mah
Comment
DNA biosynthesis is only part of this process. See also the biological process terms 'DNA-dependent DNA replication ; GO:0006261' and 'RNA-dependent DNA replication ; GO:0006278'.
History
See term history for GO:0006260 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_drosophila
goslim_generic
prokaryote_subset
goslim_yeast
goslim_pir
goslim_pombe
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Parents of DNA replication (GO:0006260)
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DNA replication [is_a relation] is_a  DNA metabolic process (GO:0006259)
DNA replication [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  DNA biosynthetic process (GO:0071897)
Children of DNA replication (GO:0006260)
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DNA synthesis involved in DNA replication (GO:0090592) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  DNA replication
regulation of DNA replication (GO:0006275) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  DNA replication
positive regulation of DNA replication (GO:0045740) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  DNA replication
DNA-templated DNA replication (GO:0006261) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA replication
DNA replication, removal of RNA primer (GO:0043137) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  DNA replication
negative regulation of DNA replication (GO:0008156) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  DNA replication
replicative DNA transposition (GO:0098039) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  DNA replication
Wikipedia
DNA_replication