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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. The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form that is often, but not always, transcriptionally silent. Any process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the physical structure of eukaryotic heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form of chromatin. The chromatin organization process by which heterochromatin is preserved in a stable functional or structural state. Any process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the physical structure of eukaryotic heterochromatin and contributes to chromatin silencing. Any process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the physical structure of eukaryotic chromatin.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: heterochromatin organization
Acc: GO:0070828
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: Any process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the physical structure of eukaryotic heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form of chromatin.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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GO:0070828 - heterochromatin organization (interactive image map)
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