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recombinase activity (GO:0000150)
Catalysis of the identification and base-pairing of homologous sequences between single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA.
Notes:
- Note that this term represents activities that do not break or form phosphodiester bonds, and is therefore not a parent of 'site-specific recombinase activity ; GO:0009009'.
General
catalytic activity (GO:0003824)
References
gene ontology: GO:0000150