Term Name: telomeric 3' overhang formation
Synonyms: telomere 3'-end processing, telomere end processing
Definition: The formation of the single stranded telomeric 3' overhang, a conserved feature that ranges in length from 12 nt in budding yeast to approximately 500 nt in humans.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0031860]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: telomere capping
is a type of: DNA strand elongation