Term Name:	pericentric heterochromatin formation
Synonyms:	centric heterochromatin formation, centromere chromatin silencing, centromeric heterochromatin biosynthesis, centromeric heterochromatin formation, centromeric silencing, chromatin silencing at centromere, chromatin silencing at centromere outer repeat region, chromatin silencing at pericentric region, heterochromatic silencing at centromere, pericentric heterochromatin assembly
Definition:	The compaction of chromatin located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by methylation of histone H3K9, into heterochromatin, resulting in the repression of transcription at pericentric DNA.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0031508]    QuickGO    AmiGO