synonym problem

[Katica Ilic]

I too agree with you Pankaj. Let's make it a rule. What the other POC
members think?

Katica

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Pankaj Jaiswal wrote:

> That's fine as long as we do not go farther by creating a parent term
> rachis and both leaf and inflorescence rachis as its instances.
>
> If that's an agreed resolution please say YES
> After hearing from everyone may be Katica should include it in our
> development SOPs.
>
> Pankaj
>
> Toby Kellogg wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>P.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>After having a quick look at the last release here in one potential
> >>>problem which the curators might face.
> >>>
> >>>example
> >>>
> >>>term name: rachis.
> >>>The term appears twice in the ontology. Once as a term itself
> >>>
> >>>Rachis:PO:0020055: The main axis of a pinnate or more highly compound leaf.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>and second time as a synonym of
> >>>Peduncle:PO:0009053, The stalk of an inflorescence.
> >>>
> >>>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
> >>>and
> >>>Peduncle:PO:0009053 synonym; inflorescence rachis
> >>>
> >>>Pankaj
> >
> >
> >
> > Elizabeth A. Kellogg
> > Department of Biology
> > University of Missouri-St. Louis
> > 8001 Natural Bridge Road
> > St. Louis, MO 63121
> > phone: 314-516-6217
> > fax: 314-516-6233
> > http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/biology/Kellogg/Kellogg/
> >
> >
> >
>
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