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Cell Ontology
Last uploaded:
March 26, 2026
| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000792
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000792
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| Preferred Name | heterochromatin |
| Definitions |
A compact and highly condensed form of chromatin that is refractory to transcription.
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| Synonyms |
transcriptionally silent chromatin
transcriptionally inactive chromatin
nuclear heterochromatin
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | A compact and highly condensed form of chromatin that is refractory to transcription. |
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| prefLabel | heterochromatin
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| label | heterochromatin
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| database_cross_reference |
NIF_Subcellular:sao581845896
Wikipedia:Heterochromatin
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| term tracker item | |
| notation | GO:0000792
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| has narrow synonym | nuclear heterochromatin
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| id | GO:0000792
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| has_obo_namespace | cellular_component
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| subClassOf | |
| type | |
| has_exact_synonym |
transcriptionally silent chromatin
transcriptionally inactive chromatin
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