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A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of chromosomes, structures composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins that carries hereditary information. A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the disassembly of the nucleus and contributes to apoptosis. The progressive compaction of dispersed interphase chromatin into threadlike chromosomes prior to mitotic or meiotic nuclear division, or during apoptosis, in eukaryotic cells. The compaction of chromatin during apoptosis. Any process by which DNA and associated proteins are formed into a compact, orderly structure. The breakdown of structures such as organelles, proteins, or other macromolecular structures during apoptosis.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: apoptotic chromosome condensation
Acc: GO:0030263
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The compaction of chromatin during apoptosis.
Synonyms:
  • pyknosis
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 6 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0030263 - apoptotic chromosome condensation (interactive image map)
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