FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term heterochromatin boundary formation ID (Ontology) GO:0033696 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A process that forms a boundary that limits the spreading of heterochromatin along a chromosome.
Also Known As "regulation of extent of heterochromatin formation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      11
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 heterochromatin boundary formation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      11
     involved_in | heterochromatin boundary formation      11
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chromatin organization
 |__heterochromatin organization____________________
cellular component assembly                         |
 |__heterochromatin formation_______________________|
negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic  |
 |__heterochromatin formation_______________________|
heterochromatin organization                        |
 |__heterochromatin formation_______________________|
                                                    heterochromatin boundary formation  11 rec.
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Is a heterochromatin organization
Part of heterochromatin formation
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Synonyms
  • "maintenance of heterochromatin boundaries" RELATED
    "negative regulation of extent of heterochromatin assembly" RELATED
    "negative regulation of extent of heterochromatin formation" RELATED
    "negative regulation of heterochromatin spreading" RELATED
    "regulation of extent of heterochromatin assembly" RELATED
    "regulation of extent of heterochromatin formation" EXACT
    "regulation of heterochromatin spreading" RELATED
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