AmiGO 2: Term Details for "extrachromosomal rDNA circle" (GO:0005728)

Accession: GO:0005728
Name: extrachromosomal rDNA circle
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA circle
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Circular DNA molecules encoding ribosomal RNA that are replicated independently of chromosomal replication. These molecules originate in the chromosome but are excised and circularized, often by intramolecular homologous recombination between direct tandem repeats. Source: PMID:12044934, GOC:mah
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0005728 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to extrachromosomal rDNA circle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to extrachromosomal rDNA circle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for extrachromosomal rDNA circle (excluding "regulates").