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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
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PMID: 20206496
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