transposable element silencing by piRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation
A transposable element silencing mechanism in which a Piwi-associated RNA (piRNA) triggers heterochromatin assembly. Heterochromatin is a chromatin conformation that is refractory to transcription.
GO:0140966
piRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation
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GO:0141005
transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation
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piRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation
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