chromosome organization

I. Literature review

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Namechromosome organization
IDGO_0051276
collection_id

Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0006323, GO:0007001, GO:0051277

Exact synonym

DNA condensation, chromosome organisation

Description

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.

Related synonym

chromosome organization and biogenesis, maintenance of genome integrity, nuclear genome maintenance

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