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Term Information

Accession
GO:0005694
Name
chromosome
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
chromatid, interphase chromosome, prophase chromosome
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information. Source: ISBN:0198547684
Comment
Chromosomes include parts that are not part of the chromatin. Examples include the kinetochore.
History
See term history for GO:0005694 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_metagenomics
goslim_flybase_ribbon
goslim_chembl
goslim_drosophila
goslim_generic
prokaryote_subset
goslim_agr
goslim_candida
goslim_yeast
goslim_pir
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Parents of chromosome (GO:0005694)
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chromosome [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043232)
Children of chromosome (GO:0005694)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
plastid chromosome (GO:0009508) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome
autosome (GO:0030849) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome
mitochondrial chromosome (GO:0000262) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome
Lsd1/2 complex (GO:0033193) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
Ctf18 RFC-like complex (GO:0031390) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
polytene chromosome (GO:0005700) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome
RecFOR complex (GO:0043850) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
sex chromosome (GO:0000803) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome
DNA replication termination region (GO:0097047) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
Elg1 RFC-like complex (GO:0031391) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
Rad17 RFC-like complex (GO:0031389) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
site of DNA damage (GO:0090734) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
cohesin complex (GO:0008278) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
condensed chromosome (GO:0000793) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome
chromosomal region (GO:0098687) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
condensin complex (GO:0000796) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
chromatin (GO:0000785) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
nuclear chromosome (GO:0000228) [is_a relation] is_a  chromosome
origin recognition complex (GO:0000808) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
RecQ family helicase-topoisomerase III complex (GO:0031422) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
replication fork (GO:0005657) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome
Wikipedia
Chromosome