Term Name: chromosome segregation
Synonyms: chromosome division, chromosome transmission
Definition: The process in which genetic material, in the form of chromosomes, is organized into specific structures and then physically separated and apportioned to two or more sets. In eukaryotes, chromosome segregation begins with the condensation of chromosomes, includes chromosome separation, and ends when chromosomes have completed movement to the spindle poles.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007059]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: chromosome separation spindle assembly
is a type of: cell cycle process
has subtype: nuclear chromosome segregation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of chromosome segregation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of chromosome segregation
regulated by: regulation of chromosome segregation