Term Name: | fertilization, exchange of chromosomal proteins |
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Synonyms: | sperm-specific histone exchange, sperm-specific histone replacement |
Definition: | Replacement of sperm-specific chromosomal proteins with somatic histones, to allow the paternal genome to acquire a nucleosomal chromatin organization compatible with nuclear activity. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0035042] QuickGO AmiGO |