GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005721 - pericentric heterochromatin
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005721
- Name
- pericentric heterochromatin
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- Heterochromatin that is located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by methylated H3 histone at lysine 9 (H3K9me2/H3K9me3).
