Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

regulation of pericentric heterochromatin formation

Term ID
GO:0090052
Synonyms
  • regulation of chromatin silencing at centromere
  • regulation of pericentric heterochromatin assembly
Definition
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of heterochromatin formation at the centromere. Chromatin silencing at the centromere is the repression of transcription of centromeric DNA by altering the structure of chromatin.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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