Open AccessBuilding a cell and anatomy ontology of Caenorhabditis elegans
Author(s) -
Lee Raymond Y. N.,
Sternberg Paul W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
comparative and functional genomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1532-6268
pISSN - 1531-6912
DOI - 10.1002/cfg.248
Subject(s) - caenorhabditis elegans , ontology , gene ontology , computer science , biology , computational biology , world wide web , genetics , gene , philosophy , epistemology , gene expression
We are endowed with a rich knowledge about Caenorhabditis elegans . Its stereotyped anatomy and development has stimulated research and resulted in the accumulation of cell‐based information concerning gene expression, and the role of specific cells in developmental signalling and behavioural circuits. To make the information more accessible to sophisticated queries and automated retrieval systems, WormBase has begun to construct a C. elegans cell and anatomy ontology. Here we present our strategies and progress. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.