Term Name: siRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation
Synonyms:
Definition: The formation of heterochromatin into a heterochromatin domain by a process mediated by a small interfering siRNA.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0141194]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation
has subtype: gene silencing by siRNA-directed DNA methylation siRNA-mediated facultative heterochromatin formation siRNA-mediated pericentric heterochromatin formation transposable element silencing by siRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation