What is abasic in biology?
In subject area: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The apurinic/apyrimidinic sites (called also abasic sites) is a common name used for DNA damage products formed by loss of nucleobase while retaining the deoxyribose or its fragment with preserved 3ʹ- and 5ʹ-phosphodiester bonds.
In subject area: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The apurinic/apyrimidinic sites (called also abasic sites) is a common name used for DNA damage products formed by loss of nucleobase while retaining the deoxyribose or its fragment with preserved 3ʹ- and 5ʹ-phosphodiester bonds.
