part_of part of part of results_in_assembly_of results in assembly of chromatin DNA packaging chromatin assembly or disassembly cellular component assembly chromatin assembly establishment of chromatin architecture biological_process GO:0031497 The assembly of DNA, histone proteins, other associated proteins, and sometimes RNA, into chromatin structure, beginning with the formation of the basic unit, the nucleosome, followed by organization of the nucleosomes into higher order structures, ultimately giving rise to a complex organization of specific domains within the nucleus. chromatin maintenance