The cleavage of DNA during apoptosis, which usually occurs in two stages: cleavage into fragments of about 50 kbp followed by cleavage between nucleosomes to yield 200 bp fragments.
mitochondrial DNA catabolic process
negative regulation of DNA catabolic process +
nuclear fragmentation involved in apoptotic nuclear change
DNA catabolic process during apoptosis
;
DNA catabolism during apoptosis
;
DNA fragmentation involved in apoptotic nuclear change
;
endonucleolytic DNA catabolic process involved in apoptosis
Broad Synonyms:
DNA fragmentation
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chromatinolysis
Alternate IDs:
GO:0008178
Xrefs:
Reactome:R-HSA-140342 "Apoptosis induced DNA fragmentation"