extrachromosomal circular DNA accumulation involved in cell aging
id: GO:0007580
name: extrachromosomal circular DNA accumulation involved in cell aging
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Increase in abundance, as cells age, of circular DNA molecules that originate in the chromosome but are excised and circularized, often by intramolecular homologous recombination between direct tandem repeats, and replicated independently of chromosomal replication.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0001307 | extrachromosomal circular DNA accumulation involved in replicative cell aging |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0001301 | progressive alteration of chromatin involved in cell aging |