Term Name: heat shock-mediated polytene chromosome puffing
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Definition: The decondensing (loosening) and swelling of the chromosomal sites of heat shock genes on polytene chromosomes in response to a heat shock stimulus.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035080]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cellular response to heat polytene chromosome puffing