chromosome organization [GO_0051276]

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.

chromosome organization

ID: GO_0051276

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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.

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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
maintenance of genome integrity related synonym
nuclear genome maintenance related synonym
chromosome organization and biogenesis related synonym mah
DNA packaging narrow synonym
chromosome organisation exact synonym
DNA condensation exact synonym

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