Cell Function
chromosome positioning
Subclass of:
Cell Compartmentation
Definitions related to chromosome positioning:
  • The mechanisms of eukaryotic CELLS that place or keep the CHROMOSOMES in a particular SUBNUCLEAR SPACE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (establishment of chromosome localization) The directed movement of a chromosome to a specific location.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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