possible changes in process for 'traity terms' (was GO Vs Traits)

[David Hill]

Hi Leonore,

I like this trend.

David



At 07:15 PM 9/10/01 -0700, Leonore Reiser wrote:
>Hi- a few thoughts for comment.
>
>Regarding Pankaj's comments about traits and process, and considering
>Michael and Midori
>and Lincoln's comments.
>
>1. remove disease resistance (GO:0009614) and replace with
>
>response to pathogen (incompatible interaction)
>
>def: a response of an organism to a pathogenic agent that
>that prevents the occurance or spread of disease.
>
>
>then make similar changes to
>
>resistance to pathogenic fungi GO:0009619
>resistance to pathogenic bacteria GO:0009622
>resistance to pathogenic protozoa GO:0001564
>
>2. remove drought tolerance GO:0009633.
>  also remove freezing tolerance GO:0009632 on the same basis
>
>
>3. Change the wording of things like
>  cold response GO:0009409 to response to cold
>
>
>def: a change in state or activity of an organism (in terms of movement,
>secretion, changes in gene expression, enzyme production, etc..) as a
>result of exposure to temperatures below the optimal range for that
>organism
>
>  and similarly change
>heat response GO: 0009408 to response to heat
>
>def: a change in state or activity of an organism (in terms of movement,
>secretion, changes in gene expression, enzyme production, etc..) as a
>result of exposure to temperatures above the optimal range for that
>organism
>
>4.
>%flooding response ; GO:0009413  already exists , could change the string
>for consistancy to response to flooding...
>
> >
> > >  >       %response to deepwater stress ; GO:0302189 ; synonym:flooding
> > >
> > > "synonym: response to flooding" no?
>
>5. add drought recovery
>
>def?:a change in state or activity of an organism (in terms of movement,
>secretion, changes in gene expression, enzyme production, etc..) as a
>result of prolonged deprivation of water that results in a return to a
>normal (non-stressed) state.
>
>
>6. Elongation as a process is just awaiting me getting it together to send
>out a new set of terms (prompted by expansins) for cell elongation and
>related terms (e.g. wall loosening...). I
>assume that elongation in response to flooding refers to cell
>elongation in the internodes -yes ( which can be measured as an increase
>in height).
>
>Thanks in advance for feedback.
>
>Leonore
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