deoxyribonucleic acid repair

synonym: DNA repair
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15632
Restoration of the molecular structure of DNA after it has been damaged by a chemical or physical agent: This may involve direct DNA damage reversal, base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, mismatch repair, or double-strand break repair
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1203 [Terms] [Paper]