negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic

Term ID

GO:0045814

Synonyms

• down regulation of gene expression, epigenetic
• down-regulation of gene expression, epigenetic
• downregulation of gene expression, epigenetic
• gene silencing
• inhibition of gene expression, epigenetic

Definition

An epigenetic process that silences gene expression at specific genomic regions through chromatin remodeling either by modifying higher order chromatin fiber structure, nucleosomal histones, or the cytosine DNA methylation. 22243696

References

Ontology

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