GO biological process ontology term - GO:0141005 - transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0141005
- Name
- transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- A transposable element silencing mechanism involving heterochromatin assembly. Heterochromatin is a chromatin conformation that is refractory to transcription.