| Term: | retina site of double-strand break |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | retina |
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| Synonyms: | retinas |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that contains the retinal neural layer and the retinal pigmented epithelium, and develops from the optic cup. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000152] |
| Name: | site of double-strand break |
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| Synonyms: | DNA damage foci, DNA damage focus, ionizing radiation-induced foci, IRIF, site of DSB |
| Definition: | A region of a chromosome at which a DNA double-strand break has occurred. DNA damage signaling and repair proteins accumulate at the lesion to respond to the damage and repair the DNA to form a continuous DNA helix. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0035861] QuickGO AmiGO |