Term Name: | increased spatial extent of a process |
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Definition: | A spatial distribution of a process in which the process occupies a greater length, area, or volume than the reference process. For example, heterochromatin may form over a shorter length of a chromosome in a mutant than in wild type. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0055002] |