Term Name:	regulation of heterochromatin formation
Synonyms:	regulation of heterochromatin assembly
Definition:	Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, extent or location of heterochromatin formation.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0031445] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	biological regulation regulation of chromatin organization regulation of gene expression
has subtype:	negative regulation of heterochromatin formation positive regulation of heterochromatin formation regulation of pericentric heterochromatin formation regulation of rDNA heterochromatin formation regulation of regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation regulation of silent mating-type cassette heterochromatin formation regulation of siRNA-independent facultative heterochromatin formation
regulates:	heterochromatin formation