Term Name: heterochromatin
Synonyms: nuclear heterochromatin, transcriptionally inactive chromatin, transcriptionally silent chromatin
Definition: A compact and highly condensed form of chromatin that is refractory to transcription.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0000792]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: RITS complex
is a type of: chromatin
has subtype: cartwheel heterochromatin condensed chromatin of inactivated sex chromosome heterochromatin domain heterochromatin island intercalary heterochromatin mating-type region heterochromatin pericentric heterochromatin rDNA heterochromatin senescence-associated heterochromatin focus sex chromatin subtelomeric heterochromatin
inverse has_part: basophilic erythroblast basophilic metamyelocyte eosinophilic metamyelocyte lymphocyte neutrophilic metamyelocyte polychromatophilic erythroblast