synonym problem

[Toby Kellogg]

Makes sense to me too.  I might argue that inflorescence rachis and
peduncle are not actually the same thing, but that's a separate issue.
toby

>>This kind of problem may well crop up quite frequently and a
>>solution like this seems essential.
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>>After having a quick look at the last release here in one potential
>>problem which the curators might face.
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>>example
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>>term name: rachis.
>>The term appears twice in the ontology. Once as a term itself
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>>Rachis:PO:0020055: The main axis of a pinnate or more highly compound leaf.
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>>and second time as a synonym of
>>Peduncle:PO:0009053, The stalk of an inflorescence.
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>>Can we adopt a rule here to always prefix the second anatomy term
>>like leaf/inflorescence thus making it distinguishable. In this
>>example it will be
>>leaf rachis  PO:0020055
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>>Peduncle:PO:0009053 synonym; inflorescence rachis
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>>Pankaj


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