chromosome segregation
id: GO:0007059
name: chromosome segregation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which genetic material, in the form of chromosomes, is organized into specific structures and then physically separated and apportioned to two or more sets. In eukaryotes, chromosome segregation begins with the alignment of chromosomes at the metaphase plate, includes chromosome separation, and ends when chromosomes have completed movement to the spindle poles.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000819 | sister chromatid segregation |
| GO:0045132 | meiotic chromosome segregation |
| GO:0090142 | mitochondrial chromosome segregation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009987 | cellular process |
