FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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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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 DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation
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  heterochromatin formation
   |__constitutive heterochromatin formation
       |__DNA methylation-dependent constitutive heterochromatin formation  3 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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