EOG8N8TJH GO:0003677 12/17 DNA binding molecular_function "Any molecular function by which a gene product interacts selectively and non-covalently with DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)." [GOC:dph, GOC:jl, GOC:tb, GOC:vw] EOG8N8TJH GO:0000792 1/17 heterochromatin cellular_component "A compact and highly condensed form of chromatin." [GOC:elh] EOG8N8TJH GO:0031507 1/17 heterochromatin assembly biological_process "The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form that is often, but not always, transcriptionally silent." [GOC:mah] EOG8N8TJH GO:0005700 1/17 polytene chromosome cellular_component "A type of chromosome in a polyploid cell, formed when multiple copies of homologous chromosomes are aligned side by side to give a giant chromosome in which distinct chromosome bands are readily visible." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG8N8TJH GO:0000793 1/17 condensed chromosome cellular_component "A highly compacted molecule of DNA and associated proteins resulting in a cytologically distinct structure." [GOC:elh] EOG8N8TJH GO:0016458 1/17 gene silencing biological_process "Any process carried out at the cellular level that results in either long-term transcriptional repression via action on chromatin structure or RNA mediated, postranscriptional repression of gene expression." [GOC:dos, GOC:dph, GOC:jid, GOC:tb] EOG8N8TJH GO:0005720 1/17 nuclear heterochromatin cellular_component "A condensed form of chromatin, occurring in the nucleus during interphase, that stains strongly with basophilic dyes. The DNA of heterochromatin is typically replicated at a later stage in the cell-division cycle than euchromatin." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG8N8TJH GO:0000775 1/17 chromosome, centromeric region cellular_component "The region of a chromosome that includes the centromeric DNA and associated proteins. In monocentric chromosomes, this region corresponds to a single area of the chromosome, whereas in holocentric chromosomes, it is evenly distributed along the chromosome." [GOC:cjm, GOC:elh, GOC:kmv, GOC:pr] EOG8N8TJH GO:0007076 1/17 mitotic chromosome condensation biological_process "The cell cycle process in which chromatin structure is compacted prior to and during mitosis in eukaryotic cells." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0815316194] EOG8N8TJH GO:0022008 1/17 neurogenesis biological_process "Generation of cells within the nervous system." [GO_REF:0000021, GOC:cls, GOC:curators, GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:jid, GOC:mtg_15jun06] EOG8N8TJH GO:0051276 1/17 chromosome organization biological_process "A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of chromosomes, structures composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins that carries hereditary information. This term covers covalent modifications at the molecular level as well as spatial relationships among the major components of a chromosome." [GOC:ai, GOC:dph, GOC:jl, GOC:mah]