polytene chromosome puffing
id: GO:0035079
name: polytene chromosome puffing
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The decondensing (loosening) and swelling of the chromosomal sites of target genes on polytene chromosomes following response to a stimulus, to facilitate sudden bursts of transcriptional activity in response to transient environmental signals.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0035077 | ecdysone-mediated polytene chromosome puffing |
| GO:0035080 | heat shock-mediated polytene chromosome puffing |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0051276 | chromosome organization |
