telomeric DNA-containing double minutes formation

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Nametelomeric DNA-containing double minutes formation
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Biological process

Exact synonym

TDMs formation

Description

A telomere maintenance process that results in the formation of small fragments of circular extrachromosomal DNA elements which contain telomeric DNA. It is speculated that telomeric DNA-containing double minutes are formed through a recombination event between the telomere and chromosome-internal TTAGGG-like sequences. Telomeric DNA-containing double minutes appear as two closely positioned dots in metaphase.

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