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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "chromatin silencing by small RNA" (GO:0031048)
Term Name chromatin silencing by small RNA
Term Accession GO:0031048
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (7) RNA interference-like chromatin silencing, RNA-mediated chromatin silencing, RNA-mediated TGS, RNA-mediated transcriptional silencing, RNAi-directed chromatin silencing, RNAi-like chromatin silencing, small RNA-mediated heterochromatic silencing
Definition Repression of transcription by conversion of large regions of DNA into heterochromatin, directed by small RNAs sharing sequence identity to the repressed region.
Comment None
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