Genetic Function
DNA packaging
DNA pack·ag·ing
Subclass of:
Cell physiology
Definitions related to dna packaging:
  • (chromosome organization) A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of chromosomes, structures composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins that carries hereditary information. This term covers covalent modifications at the molecular level as well as spatial relationships among the major components of a chromosome.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The folding of an organism's DNA molecule into a compact, orderly structure that fits within the limited space of a CELL or VIRUS PARTICLE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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