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GO: Biological Process

transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation

Term ID
GO:0141005
Synonyms
  • retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation
Definition
A transposable element silencing mechanism involving heterochromatin assembly. Heterochromatin is a chromatin conformation that is refractory to transcription. (3)
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