| Term: | ovary transposable element silencing |
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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: | ovary |
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| Synonyms: | ovaries |
| Definition: | Female reproductive organ. The ovary is a bilobed cavitated organ located ventral to the swim bladder. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000403] |
| Name: | transposable element silencing |
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| Synonyms: | negative regulation of transposition, RNA-mediated, retrotransposon silencing |
| Definition: | Any process that decreases the frequency, rate or extent of transposable element expression. Includes both DNA transposons and retrotransposons. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0010526] QuickGO AmiGO |