chromosome organization

Term ID

GO:0051276

Synonyms

chromosome organisation
chromosome organization and biogenesis
DNA packaging
maintenance of genome integrity
nuclear genome maintenance

Definition

A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of chromosomes, structures composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins that carries hereditary information. This term covers covalent modifications at the molecular level as well as spatial relationships among the major components of a chromosome.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: organelle organization

organelle organization Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: bacterial nucleoid packaging broken chromosome clustering centromere complex assembly chromosome condensation chromosome organization involved in meiotic cell cycle ... Show All 18 Terms

bacterial nucleoid packaging broken chromosome clustering centromere complex assembly chromosome condensation chromosome organization involved in meiotic cell cycle DNA conformation change kinetochore organization maintenance of DNA repeat elements mitochondrial chromosome packaging nucleotide-excision repair, DNA damage recognition plastid chromosome packaging polytene chromosome puffing sister chromatid cohesion sister chromatid segregation synaptonemal complex organization telomere organization transcription-dependent tethering of RNA polymerase II gene DNA at nuclear periphery tRNA gene clustering Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of chromosome organization

negative regulation of chromosome organization Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of chromosome organization

positive regulation of chromosome organization Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of chromosome organization

regulation of chromosome organization Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes