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GO:0031507 heterochromatin formation

The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form that is often, but not always, transcriptionally silent.

Term Information

ID GO:0031507
Name heterochromatin formation
Ontology Biological Process
Definition The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form that is often, but not always, transcriptionally silent.
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Synonyms

Type Synonym
exact heterochromatin assembly
exact establishment of heterochromatin architecture

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0044085 cellular component biogenesis
GO:0016043 cellular component organization
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0010926 anatomical structure formation
GO:0071103 DNA conformation change
GO:0006996 organelle organization
GO:0051276 chromosome organization
GO:0006323 DNA packaging
GO:0022607 cellular component assembly
GO:0006325 chromatin organization
GO:0016568 chromatin modification
GO:0070828 heterochromatin organization
GO:0006333 chromatin assembly or disassembly
GO:0006338 chromatin remodeling
GO:0031497 chromatin assembly
GO:0031507 heterochromatin formation

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Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0031508 centromeric heterochromatin formation
I GO:0031509 telomeric heterochromatin formation
R GO:0031445 regulation of heterochromatin formation
NR GO:0031452 negative regulation of heterochromatin formation
PR GO:0031453 positive regulation of heterochromatin formation
I GO:0060820 inactivation of X chromosome by heterochromatin formation
I GO:0070869 heterochromatin formation involved in chromatin silencing

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Protein Annotation

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