Ontology highlight
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SUBMITTER: Malone J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2853691 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Malone James J Holloway Ele E Adamusiak Tomasz T Kapushesky Misha M Zheng Jie J Kolesnikov Nikolay N Zhukova Anna A Brazma Alvis A Parkinson Helen H
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) 20100303 8
<h4>Motivation</h4>Describing biological sample variables with ontologies is complex due to the cross-domain nature of experiments. Ontologies provide annotation solutions; however, for cross-domain investigations, multiple ontologies are needed to represent the data. These are subject to rapid change, are often not interoperable and present complexities that are a barrier to biological resource users.<h4>Results</h4>We present the Experimental Factor Ontology, designed to meet cross-domain, app ...[more]