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The chromatin organization process by which chromatin is preserved in a stable functional or structural state. A chromatin organization process by which heterochromatin is preserved in a stable functional or structural state, and that contributes to chromatin silencing. 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 chromatin. The organization process by which a cellular component is preserved in a stable functional or structural state.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: heterochromatin maintenance
Acc: GO:0070829
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chromatin organization process by which heterochromatin is preserved in a stable functional or structural state.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 3 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0070829 - heterochromatin maintenance (interactive image map)
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