| id | GO:0016458 Detailed information
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| name | gene silencing
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "Any transcriptional or post-transcriptional process carried out at the cellular level that results in long-term gene inactivation." [GOC:dph, GOC:jid, GOC:tb]
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| comment | Note that this process is the opposite of long-term maintenance of gene activation.
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| subset | goslim_pir
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| synonym | "long-term maintenance of gene inactivation" RELATED []
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| xref | Wikipedia:Gene_silencing
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| is_a | GO:0009987 ! cellular process
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| is_a | GO:0010629 ! negative regulation of gene expression
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