chromatin silencing by small RNA
id: GO:0031048
name: chromatin silencing by small RNA
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Repression of transcription by conversion of large regions of DNA into heterochromatin, directed by small RNAs sharing sequence identity to the repressed region.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006342 | chromatin silencing |
GO:0031047 | gene silencing by RNA |