FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
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Term heterochromatin organization ID (Ontology) GO:0070828 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the physical structure of eukaryotic heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form of chromatin.
Also Known As "heterochromatin organisation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       8
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 heterochromatin organization (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       8
     involved_in | heterochromatin organization       8
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  cellular component organization
   |__chromatin organization
       |__heterochromatin organization  217 rec.
           |__heterochromatin boundary formation 11 rec.
           |__heterochromatin formation 213 rec.
           |   |__constitutive heterochromatin formation(+) 42 rec.
           |   |__dosage compensation by inactivation of X chromosome(+)
           |   |__facultative heterochromatin formation(+) 8 rec.
           |   |__heterochromatin boundary formation 11 rec.
           |   |__regulation of heterochromatin formation(+) 22 rec.
           |   |__regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation(+) 32 rec.
           |__regulation of heterochromatin organization 22 rec.
               |__negative regulation of heterochromatin organization(+) 9 rec.
               |__positive regulation of heterochromatin organization(+) 11 rec.
               |__regulation of heterochromatin formation(+) 22 rec.
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