Term Name: depyrimidination
Synonyms:
Definition: The disruption of the bond between the sugar in the backbone and the C or T base, causing the base to be removed and leaving a depyrimidinated sugar.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045008]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: base-excision repair, AP site formation DNA modification pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotide catabolic process