The Gene Ontology (GO) project is the largest resource for cataloguing gene function. The combination of solid conceptual underpinnings and a practical set of features have made the GO a widely adopted resource in the research community and an essential resource for data analysis. In this chapter, we provide a concise primer for all users of the GO. We briefly introduce the structure of the ontology and explain how to interpret annotations associated with the GO.
@article{arxiv.1602.01876,
title = {Primer on the Gene Ontology},
author = {Pascale Gaudet and Nives Škunca and James C. Hu and Christophe Dessimoz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.01876},
year = {2016}
}
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to appear in forthcoming book "The Gene Ontology Handbook" (Springer Humana)