CGC Bibliography Paper 5770

Building a cell and anatomy ontology of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Lee RYN, Sternberg PW

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Comparative and Functional Genomics 4: 121-126 2003

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REVIEW

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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 behaviorural 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.