Term Name: subtelomeric heterochromatin formation
Synonyms: chromatin silencing at subtelomere, chromatin silencing at telomere, establishment of chromatin silencing at telomere, heterochromatic silencing at subtelomere, heterochromatic silencing at telomere, regulation of chromatin silencing at telomere, regulation of subtelomeric heterochromatin assembly, subtelomere chromatin silencing, subtelomeric heterochromatin assembly, subtelomeric silencing, telomere chromatin silencing, Telomere Position Effect, telomeric heterochromatin assembly, telomeric heterochromatin formation, telomeric silencing
Definition: The compaction of chromatin into heterochromatin at the subtelomeric region.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0031509]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: constitutive heterochromatin formation
occurs_in: chromosome, telomeric region