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A diffusely banded region of heterochromatin located between euchromatin and alpha-heterochromatin in the polytene chromosome chromocenter; normally replicated during polytenization. A region in which centric, heterochromatic portions of one or more chromosomes form a compact structure. A small, compact region of heterochromatin located in the middle of the polytene chromosome chromocenter, which undergoes little or no replication during polytenization. A structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information. Any constituent part of a chromosome, a structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information. A region at which the centric regions of polytene chromosomes are joined together. A type of chromosome in a polyploid cell, formed when multiple copies of homologous chromosomes are aligned side by side to give a giant chromosome in which distinct chromosome bands are readily visible.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: polytene chromosome chromocenter
Acc: GO:0005701
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: A region at which the centric regions of polytene chromosomes are joined together.
Synonyms:
  • polytene chromosome chromocentre
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0005701 - polytene chromosome chromocenter (interactive image map)
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