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A region in which centric, heterochromatic portions of one or more chromosomes form a compact structure. A structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information. A constituent part of an intracellular organelle, an organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, occurring within the cell. Includes constituent parts of the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, vesicles, ribosomes and the cytoskeleton but excludes the plasma membrane. 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 chromocenter adjacent to the nucleolus. A region at which the centric regions of polytene chromosomes are joined together.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: chromocenter
Acc: GO:0010369
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: A region in which centric, heterochromatic portions of one or more chromosomes form a compact structure.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 24 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 42 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0010369 - chromocenter (interactive image map)
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