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GO term:chromatin modification
GO id:GO:0016568
Definition:The alteration of DNA, protein, or sometimes RNA, in chromatin, which may result in changing the chromatin structure.
Number of paths to term: 3

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 component organization or biogenesis
                        is-acellular component organization
                                is-aorganelle organization
                                        is-achromosome organization
                                                is-achromatin organization
                                                        is-achromatin assembly or disassembly +
                                                        is-achromatin maintenance +
                                                        is-achromatin modification [GO:0016568] (437 genes, 924 annotations)
                                                                is-achromatin remodeling +
                                                                is-acovalent chromatin modification +
                                                                is-anon-covalent chromatin modification
                                                                is-aprogressive alteration of chromatin involved in cell aging +
                                                        is-agene looping +
                                                        is-aheterochromatin organization +
                                                        is-anucleosome organization +
                                                        is-aregulation of transcription by chromatin organization
                                                        is-asperm chromatin condensation +
                                                        is-asperm chromatin decondensation +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-aorganelle organization
                                        is-achromosome organization
                                                is-achromatin organization
                                                        is-achromatin assembly or disassembly +
                                                        is-achromatin maintenance +
                                                        is-achromatin modification [GO:0016568] (437 genes, 924 annotations)
                                                                is-achromatin remodeling +
                                                                is-acovalent chromatin modification +
                                                                is-anon-covalent chromatin modification
                                                                is-aprogressive alteration of chromatin involved in cell aging +
                                                        is-agene looping +
                                                        is-aheterochromatin organization +
                                                        is-anucleosome organization +
                                                        is-aregulation of transcription by chromatin organization
                                                        is-asperm chromatin condensation +
                                                        is-asperm chromatin decondensation +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-aorganelle organization
                                        is-achromosome organization
                                                is-achromatin organization
                                                        is-achromatin assembly or disassembly +
                                                        is-achromatin maintenance +
                                                        is-achromatin modification [GO:0016568] (437 genes, 924 annotations)
                                                                is-achromatin remodeling +
                                                                is-acovalent chromatin modification +
                                                                is-anon-covalent chromatin modification
                                                                is-aprogressive alteration of chromatin involved in cell aging +
                                                        is-agene looping +
                                                        is-aheterochromatin organization +
                                                        is-anucleosome organization +
                                                        is-aregulation of transcription by chromatin organization
                                                        is-asperm chromatin condensation +
                                                        is-asperm chromatin decondensation +


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