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pericentric heterochromatin (GO:0005721)

Heterochromatin that is located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by the modified histone H3K9me3.

Specific

alpha-heterochromatin (GO:0005723) beta-heterochromatin (GO:0005722) nuclear pericentric heterochromatin (GO:0031618)

General

heterochromatin (GO:0000792)

References

gene ontology: GO:0005721 PMID: 22729156 PMID: 20206496 PMID: 12019236