mismatch repair

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Namemismatch repair
IDGO_0006298
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Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0006300

Exact synonym

MMR

Description

A system for the correction of errors in which an incorrect base, which cannot form hydrogen bonds with the corresponding base in the parent strand, is incorporated into the daughter strand. The mismatch repair system promotes genomic fidelity by repairing base-base mismatches, insertion-deletion loops and heterologies generated during DNA replication and recombination.

Related synonym

MutS/MutL/MutH pathway, mismatch repair, MutL-like pathway

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