AmiGO: condensed chromosome Details

Term Information

Accession: GO:0000793
Ontology: cellular component
Synonyms: related: cytoplasmic mitotic chromosome; related: metaphase chromosome; related: mitotic chromosome
Definition: A highly compacted molecule of DNA and associated proteins resulting in a cytologically distinct structure. [source: GOC:elh]
Comment: Note that this term can be used to annotate gene products that localize to a mitotic chromosome in an organism that undergoes an 'open mitosis' in which the nuclear envelope breaks down during mitosis.
Subset: None
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