The Sequence Ontology: a tool for the unification of genome annotations.
Journal:
Genome Biol. 2005 MayAuthors:
Eilbeck K, Lewis SE, Mungall CJ, Yandell M, Stein L, Durbin R, Ashburner M
Abstract
The Sequence Ontology (SO) is a structured controlled vocabulary for the parts of a genomic annotation. SO provides a common set of terms and definitions that will facilitate the exchange, analysis and management of genomic data. Because SO treats part-whole relationships rigorously, data described with it can become substrates for automated reasoning, and instances of sequence features described by the SO can be subjected to a group of logical operations termed extensional mereology operators.
Mesh Headings:
Alternative Splicing, Computational Biology, Databases, Genetic, Documentation, Exons, Genomics, RNA, Messenger, Software Design, Terminology as Topic, Vocabulary, Controlled