boundary_element [SO_0002020]

Boundary elements are DNA motifs that prevent heterochromatin from spreading into neighboring euchromatic regions.

boundary_element

ID: SO_0002020

Class

Boundary elements are DNA motifs that prevent heterochromatin from spreading into neighboring euchromatic regions.

Requested by Antonia Lock. Insulator is included as a related synonym since this is used to refer to insulator in the literature (NCBI:cf).

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Classification

insulator

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
boundary element	exact synonym
insulator	related synonym

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