Gene Ontology

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The Gene Ontology resource (GO; http://geneontology.org) provides structured, computable knowledge about the functions of genes and gene products. GO was founded in 1998 and has become widely used in the life sciences. The content is continuously improved both quantitatively and qualitatively.

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The result of these activities is the ontology database of the same name, which is now used by many biological databases worldwide and is constantly being developed further. The database primarily aims to provide information about the functions of genes. Further efforts are the assignment of GO terms (annotation) to individual genes and their proteins as well as the provision of appropriate software for using the ontology.

GO covers three areas: "Cellular component", "Biological process" and "Molecular function". Each term consists of a name, a number and associated data

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The Gene Ontology Consortium (2019) . The Gene Ontology Resource: 20 years and still GOing strong. Nucleic Acids Res 47(D1):D330-D338.

Last updated on: 01.12.2024