FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation ID (Ontology) GO:0006346 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Formation of constitutive heterochromatin by a pathway that includes methylation of genomic DNA such as CpG islands.
Also Known As "DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin assembly" ; "DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation       2
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  heterochromatin formation
   |__constitutive heterochromatin formation
       |__DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation  2 rec.
           |__gene silencing by piRNA-directed DNA methylation
           |   |__transposable element silencing by piRNA-mediated DNA methylation
           |__gene silencing by siRNA-directed DNA methylation
               |__transposable element silencing by siRNA-mediated DNA methylation
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  • "DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin assembly" EXACT
    "DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation" EXACT
    "methylation-dependent chromatin silencing" BROAD
    "methylation-dependent heterochromatic silencing" BROAD
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