Term Name: rDNA heterochromatin formation
Synonyms: chromatin silencing at rDNA, chromatin silencing at ribosomal DNA, heterochromatic silencing at rDNA, rDNA chromatin silencing, rDNA heterochromatin assembly
Definition: The formation of heterochromatin at ribosomal DNA, characterized by the modified histone H3K9me3.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000183]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: nucleolar chromatin organization
is a type of: facultative heterochromatin formation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of rDNA heterochromatin formation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of rDNA heterochromatin formation
regulated by: regulation of rDNA heterochromatin formation