Disciplines and Occupations

Gene Ontology

Sets of structured vocabularies used for describing and categorizing genes, and gene products by their molecular function, involvement in biological processes, and cellular location. These vocabularies and their associations to genes and gene products (Gene Ontology annotations) are generated and curated by the Gene Ontology Consortium.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Sets of structured vocabularies used for describing and categorizing genes, and gene products by their molecular function, involvement in biological processes, and cellular location. These vocabularies and their associations to genes and gene products (Gene Ontology annotations) are generated and curated by the Gene Ontology Consortium.

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Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Gene Ontologies
  • Ontologies, Gene
  • Ontology, Gene
  • Gene Ontology Project
  • Gene Ontology Projects
  • Ontology Project, Gene
  • Ontology Projects, Gene
  • Project, Gene Ontology
  • Projects, Gene Ontology

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings history, organization & administration, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2014

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Tree Numbers

  1. H01w.158w.273w.343w.249.099w
  2. H01w.770w.644w.145w.350.124w
  3. L01w.224w.050w.375w.480w.500.500w
  4. L01w.313w.500w.750w.300w.550w.500.500w
  5. L01w.462w.750.245w.945w.079.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gene Ontology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063990. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063990
  2. Gene Ontology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ontology
  3. Gene Ontology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135085