Term Name: origin_of_replication
Synonyms: INSDC_feature:rep_origin, ori, origin of replication
Definition: A region of nucleic acid from which replication initiates; includes sequences that are recognized by replication proteins, the site from which the first separation of complementary strands occurs, and specific replication start sites.
Ontology: Sequence Ontology [SO:0000296]

Relationships
is part of: replicon
is a type of: biological_region
has subtype: amplification_origin ARS early_origin_of_replication late_origin_of_replication mitochondrial_control_region oriC oriT oriV replication_start_site telomeric_D_loop