Term Name: meiotic strand displacement
Synonyms: meiotic D-loop dissociation, meiotic D-loop processing, meiotic displacement loop dissociation, meiotic displacement loop processing
Definition: The cell cycle process in which the broken 3' single-strand DNA molecule that formed heteroduplex DNA with its complement in an intact duplex DNA is rejected. The Watson-Crick base pairing in the original duplex is restored. The rejected 3' single-strand DNA molecule reanneals with its original complement to reform two intact duplex molecules. This occurs during meiosis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000714]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: DNA strand displacement meiosis I cell cycle process
has subtype: meiotic strand displacement involved in double-strand break repair via SDSA