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Term:heterochromatin domain
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Accession:GO:1990343 term browser browse the term
Definition:A region of heterochromatin that is formed dynamically under specific growth conditions by a process that requires RNAi, and is enriched in histone H3 methylated on lysine 9 (H3K9me).
Comment:An example of this type of heterochromatin is found in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, where heterochromatin domains preferentially assemble at sexual differentiation genes and retrotransposons.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: HOOD



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  cellular_component 20780
    protein-containing complex 7482
      protein-DNA complex 1581
        chromatin 1513
          heterochromatin 101
            heterochromatin domain 0
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  cellular_component 20780
    cellular anatomical entity 20398
      organelle 15573
        non-membrane-bounded organelle 6240
          intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle 6238
            chromosome 2113
              chromatin 1513
                heterochromatin 101
                  heterochromatin domain 0
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