FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

DNA catabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006308 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The cellular DNA metabolic process resulting in the breakdown of DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, one of the two main types of nucleic acid, consisting of a long unbranched macromolecule formed from one or two strands of linked deoxyribonucleotides, the 3'-phosphate group of each constituent deoxyribonucleotide being joined in 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage to the 5'-hydroxyl group of the deoxyribose moiety of the next one.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"DNA breakdown" ; "DNA catabolism" ; "DNA degradation"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
DNA catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| DNA catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

macromolecule catabolic process
 |__nucleic acid catabolic process________________
nucleobase-containing compound catabolic process  |
 |__nucleic acid catabolic process________________|
nucleic acid metabolic process                    |
 |__DNA metabolic process_________________________|
 |__nucleic acid catabolic process________________|
                                                  DNA catabolic process  22 rec.
                                                   |__apoptotic DNA fragmentation 18 rec.
                                                   |   |__regulation of apoptotic DNA fragmentation(+)
                                                   |__mitochondrial DNA catabolic process 1 rec.
                                                   |   |__spermatid mitochondrial nucleoid elimination
                                                   |__regulation of DNA catabolic process
                                                       |__negative regulation of DNA catabolic process(+)
                                                       |__positive regulation of DNA catabolic process(+)
                                                       |__regulation of apoptotic DNA fragmentation(+)

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Is a	DNA metabolic process nucleic acid catabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"DNA breakdown" EXACT "DNA catabolism" EXACT "DNA degradation" EXACT
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