title: The Sequence Ontology: a tool for the unification of genome annotations.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Life Sciences Addition, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94729-3200, USA. keilbeck@fruitfly.org
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eilbeck
authors.forename: Suzanna E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mungall
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yandell
authors.forename: Lincoln
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durbin
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashburner
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D019295:Computational Biology; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D004282:Documentation; D005091:Exons; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000145:classification; D012985:Software Design; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger