reverse transcription
id: GO:0001171
name: reverse transcription
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A DNA synthesis process that uses RNA as the initial template for synthesis of DNA, but which also includes an RNase activity to remove the RNA strand of an RNA-DNA heteroduplex produced by the RNA-dependent synthesis step and use of the initial DNA strand as a template for DNA synthesis.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0032199 | reverse transcription involved in RNA-mediated transposition |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006278 | RNA-dependent DNA replication |
