| Term: | primordial germ cell chromatin organization |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | primordial germ cell |
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| Synonyms: | PGC |
| Definition: | A primordial germ cell is a diploid germ cell precursors that transiently exist in the embryo before they enter into close association with the somatic cells of the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009288] |
| Name: | chromatin organization |
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| Synonyms: | chromatin assembly, chromatin assembly or disassembly, chromatin assembly/disassembly, chromatin modification, chromatin organisation, DNA replication-independent chromatin assembly, DNA replication-independent chromatin organization, DNA replication-independent nucleosome organisation, DNA replication-independent nuclesome assembly, establishment of chromatin architecture, establishment or maintenance of chromatin architecture, transcription-coupled nucleosome assembly |
| Definition: | The assembly or remodeling of chromatin composed of DNA complexed with histones, other associated proteins, and sometimes RNA. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006325] QuickGO AmiGO |