| Term: | primordial germ cell CENP-A containing chromatin assembly |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | primordial germ cell |
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| Synonyms: | PGC |
| Definition: | A primordial germ cell is a diploid germ cell precursors that transiently exist in the embryo before they enter into close association with the somatic cells of the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009288] |
| Name: | CENP-A containing chromatin assembly |
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| Synonyms: | CenH3-containing nucleosome assembly at centromere, CENP-A containing chromatin organization, CENP-A containing nucleosome assembly, CENP-A containing nucleosome assembly at centromere, CENP-A deposition, CENP-A loading, centromere specific nucleosome exchange, centromere-specific histone exchange, centromeric chromatin organization, centromeric DNA replication-independent nucleosome assembly, DNA replication-independent nucleosome assembly at centromere |
| Definition: | The formation of chromatin containing the histone H3 variant CENP-A to form centromeric chromatin. This specialised chromatin occurs at centromeric region in point centromeres, and the central core in modular centromeres. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0034080] QuickGO AmiGO |