[Fwd: FW: suggestions for 'POC' methods]

[Pankaj Jaiswal]

Dear Everyone,

I am forwarding you an e mail from Michael, Some of you must have seen it
earlier also. There he has tried to resolve the issue of identifiers (agenda no.
2 from yesterday's conference call) and suggested to use PA "Plant Anatomy"
which is a more generic identifier. I am strongly seconding his suggestion and
would recommend using "PO" Plant Ontology instead of the PA or the identifiers
from respective databases. I would invite everyone to discuss pros and cons of
it while building up the database. It is infact has turned out to be a major
issue and should be resolved ASAP.

Thanks 

Pankaj


"Michael Ashburner (Genetics)" wrote:
> 
> Curious what emails cross one's desk !
> 
> If I may express a view, it for option 1. BUT John Richter
> should be consulted how DAGedit will cope with mixed if prefixes.
> The thing is for option 1 is that should any one want an ontology
> just for Arabidopsis then the Zea etc specific terms could be stripped
> in a thrice with an editor.
> 
> The other way is to have a generic prefix for these terms, eg. PA
> for "Plant Anatomoy" and either use these in your individual databases
> or have your own id's as synonyms.
> 
> Two points, one minor.
> Not
>              adult leaf sensu Arabidopsis thaliana TAIR:
> but
>              adult leaf (sensu Arabidopsis thaliana) TAIR:
> 
> Two, I am no botanist but could these not be made a bit broader
> eg
> (sensu Brassicae)
> (sensu Graminae)
> 
> (???or sensu dicots, senu monocots) and then only go to a more
> specific sense if the biology so demands ?
> 
> Hope I am not butting in when inappropriate.
> 
> Michael

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Pankaj Jaiswal, Ph.D.                                   
Postdoctoral Associate
Dept. of Plant Breeding                             
Cornell University                                   
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