Search Ontology:
GO: Cellular Component

pericentric heterochromatin

Term ID
GO:0005721
Synonyms
  • centric heterochromatin
  • centromeric heterochromatin
  • chromosome, centric outer repeat region
  • chromosome, centromeric inner repeat region
  • chromosome, centromeric outer repeat region
  • nuclear centric heterochromatin
  • nuclear cluster
  • nuclear pericentric heterochromatin
Definition
Heterochromatin that is located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by methylated H3 histone at lysine 9 (H3K9me2/H3K9me3). (5)
References
Ontology
GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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