The synthesis of a short nucleotide polymer using one strand of unwound DNA as a template. The product is usually a RNA molecule between 4-15 nucleotides long that provides a free 3'-OH that can be extended by DNA-directed DNA polymerases. In certain conditions, for example in response to DNA damage, some primases synthesize a DNA primer. [PMID:11395402, PMID:38203225, PMID:38492718]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process