Term Name: regulation of heterochromatin formation
Synonyms: regulation of heterochromatin assembly
Definition: Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, extent or location of heterochromatin formation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0031445]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation regulation of gene expression regulation of heterochromatin organization
has subtype: negative regulation of heterochromatin formation positive regulation of heterochromatin formation regulation of pericentric heterochromatin formation regulation of rDNA heterochromatin formation regulation of regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation regulation of silent mating-type cassette heterochromatin formation regulation of siRNA-independent facultative heterochromatin formation
regulates: heterochromatin formation