| id | GO:0006342 Detailed information
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| name | chromatin silencing
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| namespace | biological_process
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| alt_id | GO:0016440
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| def | "Repression of transcription by altering the structure of chromatin, e.g. by conversion of large regions of DNA into an inaccessible state often called heterochromatin." [GOC:mah, PMID:10219245]
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| comment | Note that this process is the opposite of chromatin-mediated maintenance of transcription. This regulation is exemplified by members of the Polycomb group, which maintain the inactive state of homeotic gene transcription.
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| is_a | GO:0016458 ! gene silencing
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| is_a | GO:0045814 ! negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic
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| is_a | GO:0045892 ! negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
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