gene silencing (GO:0016458)

Any transcriptional or post-transcriptional process carried out at the cellular level that results in long-term gene inactivation. Notes: - Note that this process is the opposite of long-term maintenance of gene activation.

Specific

chromatin silencing (GO:0006342) gene silencing by RNA (GO:0031047) gene silencing involved in chronological cell aging (GO:0010978) posttranscriptional gene silencing (GO:0016441)

General

single-organism cellular process (GO:0044763) negative regulation of gene expression (GO:0010629)

References

gene ontology: GO:0016458