Term Information

Accession
GO:0005731
Name
nucleolus organizer region
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
NOR, nucleolus organiser region, nucleolus organizer complex
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A region of a chromosome where nucleoli form during interphase, and where genes encoding the largest rRNA precursor transcript are tandemly arrayed. Source: PMID:14504406
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0005731 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of nucleolus organizer region (GO:0005731)
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nucleolus organizer region [is_a relation] is_a  nucleolar chromatin (GO:0030874)

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