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Gene Ontology

Gene Ontology (GO)

Most widely used bioinformatics ontology. Gene products described by molecular functions, biological processes, cellular components.

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Use Cases

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01

Functional annotation of gene products

02

Gene set enrichment analysis

03

Cross-species gene function comparison

04

Pathway and network analysis

Details

Maintained By
Gene Ontology Consortium
License
Open

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Category
Life Sciences

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