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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS


Term:polytene chromosome puffing
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Definition: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.



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  biological_process 20134
    cellular process 19326
      cellular component organization or biogenesis 7062
        cellular component organization 6811
          organelle organization 3688
            chromosome organization 572
              polytene chromosome puffing 0
                ecdysone-mediated polytene chromosome puffing 0
                heat shock-mediated polytene chromosome puffing 0
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