Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

siRNA-independent facultative heterochromatin formation

Term ID
GO:1902794
Synonyms
  • heterochromatin island assembly
  • heterochromatin island formation
  • siRNA-independent facultative heterochromatin assembly
Definition
The formation of facultative heterochromatin into a heterochromatin domain, enriched in histone H3 methylated on lysine 9 (H3K9me), by a process independent of small interfering RNAs. (2)
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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