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recombinase activity

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Catalysis of the identification and base-pairing of homologous sequences between single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA. [ ]

Term info

Label

recombinase activity

database cross reference
Subsets

goslim_metagenomics

comment

Note that this term represents activities that do not break or form phosphodiester bonds, and is therefore not a parent of 'site-specific recombinase activity ; GO:0009009'.

has narrow synonym

strand transferase

has obo namespace

molecular_function

id

GO:0000150