NALT

Preferred term

SOS response (genetics)

Topic

An error-prone mechanism or set of functions for repairing damaged microbial DNA. SOS functions (a concept reputedly derived from the SOS of the international distress signal) are involved in DNA repair and mutagenesis, in cell division inhibition, in recovery of normal physiological conditions after DNA repair, and possibly in cell death when DNA damage is extensive.

microbial genetics

DNA repair

SOS box
SOS induction
SOS repair

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

34571

Spanish

respuesta SOS (genética)

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/52563

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 10/8/15