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GO term:chromosome segregation
Synonym: chromosome division
Synonym: chromosome transmission
GO id:GO:0007059
Definition:The process in which genetic material, in the form of chromosomes, is organized into specific structures and then physically separated and apportioned to two or more sets. In eukaryotes, chromosome segregation begins with the alignment of chromosomes at the metaphase plate, includes chromosome separation, and ends when chromosomes have completed movement to the spindle poles.
Number of paths to term: 2

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship
regulatesdenotes a 'regulates' relationship
positively-regulatesdenotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
negatively-regulatesdenotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-aactin cortical patch organization +
                                is-aactin filament-based process +
                                is-ablood microparticle formation +
                                is-acell activation +
                                is-acell adhesion +
                                is-acell adhesion molecule production +
                                is-acell aging +
                                is-acell communication +
                                is-acell competition in a multicellular organism
                                is-acell cycle +
                                is-acell cycle process +
                                is-acell death +
                                is-acell division +
                                is-acell growth +
                                is-acell junction organization +
                                is-acell projection organization +
                                is-acell recognition +
                                is-acell wall organization or biogenesis +
                                is-acellular component disassembly +
                                is-acellular component maintenance +
                                is-acellular component movement +
                                is-acellular developmental process +
                                is-acellular homeostasis +
                                is-acellular localization +
                                is-acellular membrane organization +
                                is-acellular pigmentation +
                                is-acellular potassium ion transport +
                                is-acellular response to stimulus +
                                is-achromosome number maintenance
                                is-achromosome segregation [GO:0007059] (145 genes, 213 annotations)
                                        part-ofattachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore +
                                        part-ofchromosome movement towards spindle pole +
                                        part-ofchromosome separation +
                                        is-ameiotic chromosome segregation +
                                        part-ofmetaphase plate congression +
                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of chromosome segregation +
                                        part-ofNMS complex interaction involved in chromosome segregation +
                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of chromosome segregation +
                                        regulatesregulation of chromosome segregation +
                                        part-ofsister chromatid cohesion +
                                        is-asister chromatid segregation +
                                is-acontact inhibition +
                                is-acytoplasm organization +
                                is-adendritic spine organization +
                                is-aDNA packaging +
                                is-aensheathment of neurons +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell polarity +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell type involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-aexecution phase of apoptosis +
                                is-aexternal encapsulating structure organization +
                                is-aextracellular structure organization +
                                is-afibril organization +
                                is-aG0 to G1 transition +
                                is-aG1 to G0 transition +
                                is-agene silencing +
                                is-ageneration of a signal involved in cell-cell signaling +
                                is-aintercellular transport +
                                is-aintermediate filament-based process +
                                is-alight absorption +
                                is-amaintenance of blood-brain barrier
                                is-amaintenance of location in cell +
                                is-amembrane docking +
                                is-amicrotubule organizing center attachment site organization
                                is-amicrotubule-based process +
                                is-anegative regulation of cellular component organization +
                                is-anucleoid organization +
                                is-aorganelle organization +
                                is-aperiplasmic space organization
                                is-aphotoreceptor cell outer segment organization
                                is-aplasmid maintenance +
                                is-aplastoglobule organization
                                is-aregulation of cellular component size +
                                is-areversion of cell type to default state involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-asecretion by cell +
                                is-asignal maturation +
                                is-asignal release +
                                is-asingle-celled organism vegetative growth phase +
                                is-astomatal movement +
                                is-asynapse organization +
                                is-asyncytium formation +
                                is-aterminal button organization +
                                is-atranslational initiation +
                                is-atransmembrane transport +
                                is-atransposition +
                                is-avesicle targeting +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-aactin cortical patch organization +
                                is-aactin filament-based process +
                                is-ablood microparticle formation +
                                is-acell activation +
                                is-acell adhesion +
                                is-acell adhesion molecule production +
                                is-acell aging +
                                is-acell communication +
                                is-acell competition in a multicellular organism
                                is-acell cycle +
                                is-acell cycle process +
                                is-acell death +
                                is-acell division +
                                is-acell growth +
                                is-acell junction organization +
                                is-acell projection organization +
                                is-acell recognition +
                                is-acell wall organization or biogenesis +
                                is-acellular component disassembly +
                                is-acellular component maintenance +
                                is-acellular component movement +
                                is-acellular developmental process +
                                is-acellular homeostasis +
                                is-acellular localization +
                                is-acellular membrane organization +
                                is-acellular pigmentation +
                                is-acellular potassium ion transport +
                                is-acellular response to stimulus +
                                is-achromosome number maintenance
                                is-achromosome segregation [GO:0007059] (145 genes, 213 annotations)
                                        part-ofattachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore +
                                        part-ofchromosome movement towards spindle pole +
                                        part-ofchromosome separation +
                                        is-ameiotic chromosome segregation +
                                        part-ofmetaphase plate congression +
                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of chromosome segregation +
                                        part-ofNMS complex interaction involved in chromosome segregation +
                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of chromosome segregation +
                                        regulatesregulation of chromosome segregation +
                                        part-ofsister chromatid cohesion +
                                        is-asister chromatid segregation +
                                is-acontact inhibition +
                                is-acytoplasm organization +
                                is-adendritic spine organization +
                                is-aDNA packaging +
                                is-aensheathment of neurons +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell polarity +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell type involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-aexecution phase of apoptosis +
                                is-aexternal encapsulating structure organization +
                                is-aextracellular structure organization +
                                is-afibril organization +
                                is-aG0 to G1 transition +
                                is-aG1 to G0 transition +
                                is-agene silencing +
                                is-ageneration of a signal involved in cell-cell signaling +
                                is-aintercellular transport +
                                is-aintermediate filament-based process +
                                is-alight absorption +
                                is-amaintenance of blood-brain barrier
                                is-amaintenance of location in cell +
                                is-amembrane docking +
                                is-amicrotubule organizing center attachment site organization
                                is-amicrotubule-based process +
                                is-anegative regulation of cellular component organization +
                                is-anucleoid organization +
                                is-aorganelle organization +
                                is-aperiplasmic space organization
                                is-aphotoreceptor cell outer segment organization
                                is-aplasmid maintenance +
                                is-aplastoglobule organization
                                is-aregulation of cellular component size +
                                is-areversion of cell type to default state involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-asecretion by cell +
                                is-asignal maturation +
                                is-asignal release +
                                is-asingle-celled organism vegetative growth phase +
                                is-astomatal movement +
                                is-asynapse organization +
                                is-asyncytium formation +
                                is-aterminal button organization +
                                is-atranslational initiation +
                                is-atransmembrane transport +
                                is-atransposition +
                                is-avesicle targeting +


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