 Chain termination

A chemical event preventing further growth of a polymer chain. Monofunctional end-capping units can reduce attainable chain length in a condensation system.

Chain termination refers to a process in molecular biology and genetics where the synthesis of a nucleic acid (like DNA or RNA) is halted at a specific point during replication or transcription. This can occur in various contexts, and it can involve different mechanisms depending on the biological process in question.