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An anatomy ontology to represent biological knowledge in Dictyostelium discoideum.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Dictyostelium discoideum is a model system for studying many important physiological processes including chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and signal transduction. The recent sequencing of the genome has revealed the presence of over 12,500 protein-coding genes. The model organism database dictyBase hosts the genome sequence as well as a large amount of manually curated information.Results
We present here an anatomy ontology for Dictyostelium based upon the life cycle of the organism.Conclusion
Anatomy ontologies are necessary to annotate species-specific events such as phenotypes, and the Dictyostelium anatomy ontology provides an essential tool for curation of the Dictyostelium genome.
SUBMITTER: Gaudet P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2323390 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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An anatomy ontology to represent biological knowledge in Dictyostelium discoideum.
BMC genomics 20080318
<h4>Background</h4>Dictyostelium discoideum is a model system for studying many important physiological processes including chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and signal transduction. The recent sequencing of the genome has revealed the presence of over 12,500 protein-coding genes. The model organism database dictyBase hosts the genome sequence as well as a large amount of manually curated information.<h4>Results</h4>We present here an anatomy ontology for Dictyostelium based upon the life cycle of the o ...[more]
