DNA metabolic process [GO_0006259]

DNA metabolic process

ID: GO_0006259

Class

Any cellular metabolic process involving deoxyribonucleic acid. This is one of the two main types of nucleic acid, consisting of a long, unbranched macromolecule formed from one, or more commonly, two, strands of linked deoxyribonucleotides.

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Classification

nucleic acid metabolic process

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
cellular DNA metabolism	exact synonym
DNA metabolism	exact synonym