GO biological process ontology term - GO:0031453 - positive regulation of heterochromatin formation

Term summary

ID

GO:0031453

Name

positive regulation of heterochromatin formation

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

Definition

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of heterochromatin formation.

Parents

• is_a regulation of heterochromatin formation
• is_a positive regulation of cellular component biogenesis
• is_a positive regulation of heterochromatin organization
• positively_regulates heterochromatin formation

Annotation