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chromosome condensation
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Term info
Label
chromosome condensation
definition
The progressive compaction of dispersed interphase chromatin into threadlike chromosomes prior to mitotic or meiotic nuclear division, or during apoptosis, in eukaryotic cells.
has exact synonym
eukaryotic chromosome condensation, nuclear chromosome condensation
has alternative id
GO:0000068
has broad synonym
DNA condensation
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0030261
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl