heterochromatin

id: GO:0000792
name: heterochromatin
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A compact and highly condensed form of chromatin.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0005720nuclear heterochromatin
GO:0005721centromeric heterochromatin
GO:0031933telomeric heterochromatin
GO:0031934mating-type region heterochromatin
GO:0033553rDNA heterochromatin
GO:0035985senescence-associated heterochromatin focus

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0000785chromatin