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REPARATION ACIDE DESOXYRIBO-NUCLEIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
DEF

DNA repair refers to a collection of processes by which a cell identifies and corrects damage to the DNA molecules that encode its genome.

OBS

Used as a test to establish to what extent various substances are carcinogenic.

Key term(s)
  • deoxyribonucleic acid repair

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Biologie moléculaire
DEF

Ensemble des processus qui permettent la reconstitution d'un duplex normal à partir de structures présentant des anomalies diverses, telles que les interruptions plus ou moins importantes dans la continuité de l'un des brins, des brins surnuméraires ou des défauts de complémentarité. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

réparation de l'ADN : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • réparation de l'acide désoxyribonucléique
  • réparation de l'acide désoxyribo-nucléique

Spanish

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