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https://rgd.mcw.edu/rgdweb/portal/home.jsp?p=4

An integrated resource for information on genes, QTLs and strains associated with diabetes. The portal provides easy acces to data related to both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetes-related Obesity and Hypertension, as well as information on Diabetic Complications. View the results for all the included diabetes-related disease states or choose a disease category to get a pull-down list of diseases. A single click on a disease will provide a list of related genes, QTLs, and strains as well as a genome wide view of these via the GViewer tool. A link from GViewer to GBrowse shows the genes and QTLs within their genomic context. Additional pages for Phenotypes, Pathways and Biological Processes provide one-click access to data related to diabetes. Tools, Related Links and Rat Strain Models pages link to additional resources of interest to diabetes researchers.

Proper citation: Diabetes Disease Portal (RRID:SCR_001660) Copy   

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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/faculty/yuste/

Laboratory that aims to understand the function of the cortical microcircuit by reverse-engineering of the cortical microcircuit using the mouse neocortex in vitro and in vivo as their experimental preparations. The techniques applied are electrophysiology, anatomy, and a variety of optical methods, including infrared-DIC, voltage- and ion-sensitive dye imaging with confocal, two-photon and second harmonic microscopy. They also use laser uncaging, biolistics, electroporation, electron microscopy and numerical simulations, and make extensive use of genetically modified mouse strains. They focus is on two major questions: (1) What is the function of dendritic spines? (2) What are the multicellular patterns of activity under spontaneous or evoked activation of the circuit? Resources include: * Cell Reconstructions: Cell Database, PDF Images, .DAT Files * Circuit Diagrams: Full Circuit Diagram, Inhibitory Circuit Diagram, Excitatory Circuit Diagram, Simplified Circuit Diagram, Layer to Layer Simplified Circuit, Circuit diagram references

Proper citation: Rafael Yustes Laboratory (RRID:SCR_001845) Copy   

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http://tcag.ca/index.html

Service and training support for academic, government, and private sector scientists worldwide in genomics, including laboratory experimentation, statistical analysis, and comprehensive bioinformatics support, including large-scale genome comparisons, algorithm and tools development, and database curation, annotation and hosting. The Centre for Applied Genomics hosts a variety of databases related to ongoing supported projects: *Autism Chromosome Rearrangement Database *Cystic Fibrosis Mutation Database *The Lafora Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy Mutation and Polymorphism Database *Database of Genomic Variants *The Chromosome 7 Annotation Project *Human Genome Segmental Duplication Database *Non-Human Segmental Duplication Database Healthy control DNA samples from the Ontario Population Genomics Platform are available. The Biobanking and Databasing Facility provides DNA extraction from lymphoblasts, fibroblasts and other cell types, archiving of white cell pellets, preparation and immortalization of cell lines, and comprehensive databasing and tracking of samples and/or cell lines within the facility.

Proper citation: TCAG (RRID:SCR_001840) Copy   

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http://www.phosphosite.org

A freely accessible on-line systems biology resource devoted to all aspects of protein modification, as well as other post-translational modifications. It provides valuable and unique tools for both cell biologists and mass spectroscopists. PhosphoSite is a human- and mouse-centric database. It includes features such as: viewing the locations of modified residues on molecular models; browsing and searching MS2 records by disease, tissue, and cell line; submitting lists of peptides to identify previously reported genes; searching by sub-cellular localization, treatment, tissues, cell types, cell lines and diseases, and protein types and protein domains; searching for experimentally-verified kinase substrates and viewing preferred substrate motifs; and viewing MS2 spectra for peptides and sites not previously published.

Proper citation: PhosphoSitePlus: Protein Modification Site (RRID:SCR_001837) Copy   

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https://gene.sfari.org/database/human-gene/

Curated public database for autism research built on information extracted from the studies on molecular genetics and biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The genetic information includes data from linkage and association studies, cytogenetic abnormalities, and specific mutations associated with ASD. New gene submissions are welcome. Modules: * Human Gene: thoroughly annotated list of genes that have been studied in the context of autism, with information on the genes themselves, relevant references from the literature, and the nature of the evidence. Uniquely, SFARI Gene incorporates information on both common and rare variants. * Animal Model: information about lines of genetically modified mice that represent potential models of autism. This information includes the nature of the targeting construct, the background strain and, most importantly, a thorough summary of the phenotypic features of the mice that are most relevant to autism. * Protein Interaction (PIN): compilation of all known direct protein interactions for those gene products implicated in autism. It presents both graphical and tabular views of interactomes, highlighting connections between autism candidate genes. Each protein interaction is manually verified by consultation with the primary reference. * Copy Number Variant (CNV): a parallel resource providing genetic information about all known copy number variants linked to autism. * Gene Scoring: includes a "score" for each autism candidate gene, based on an assessment of the strength of human genetic evidence.

Proper citation: AutDB (RRID:SCR_001872) Copy   

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http://mousecyc.jax.org/

A manually curated database of both known and predicted metabolic pathways for the laboratory mouse. It has been integrated with genetic and genomic data for the laboratory mouse available from the Mouse Genome Informatics database and with pathway data from other organisms, including human. The database records for 1,060 genes in Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) are linked directly to 294 pathways with 1,790 compounds and 1,122 enzymatic reactions in MouseCyc. (Aug. 2013) BLAST and other tools are available. The initial focus for the development of MouseCyc is on metabolism and includes such cell level processes as biosynthesis, degradation, energy production, and detoxification. MouseCyc differs from existing pathway databases and software tools because of the extent to which the pathway information in MouseCyc is integrated with the wealth of biological knowledge for the laboratory mouse that is available from the Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) database.

Proper citation: MouseCyc (RRID:SCR_001791) Copy   

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http://biodev.extra.cea.fr/interoporc/

Automatic prediction tool to infer protein-protein interaction networks, it is applicable for lots of species using orthology and known interactions. The interoPORC method is based on the interolog concept and combines source interaction datasets from public databases as well as clusters of orthologous proteins (PORC) available on Integr8. Users can use this page to ask InteroPorc for all species present in Integr8. Some results are already computed and users can run InteroPorc to investigate any other species. Currently, the following databases are processed and merged (with datetime of the last available public release for each database used): IntAct, MINT, DIP, and Integr8.

Proper citation: InteroPorc (RRID:SCR_002067) Copy   

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http://www.cmhd.ca/

Multidisciplinary collaboration undertaking genome-wide mutagenesis to functionally annotate the mouse genome and develop new mouse models relevant to human disease. To achieve these goals two major research platforms are carried out: Gene trapping and ENU Mutagenesis. A new challenge is faced in the post-genomic era - the assignment of biological function to the human genome sequence and projecting that assignment into understanding of human health and disease. The Centre for Modeling Human Disease (CMHD) was established to take part in the worldwide initiative to address these challenges. At the CMHD, two fundamentally different, yet complimentary methods are employed to generate mutant mouse models of human disease: chemical mutagenesis by ethylnitrosourea (ENU), and gene trap insertional mutagenesis. The Centre contributes its resources to similar international efforts and is the first of its kind in Canada. The Center is also actively developing other mutagenic strategies including pharmacologic and genetic modifier screens to dissect disease pathways, and novel mutagenic techniques using embryonic stem cells. ENU Database * Statistics for Mouse Physiological Parameters * Search Mutants by Phenotype * Search Mutants by Heritability Gene Trap Database * Search by in vitro Expression Pattern * Search by Gene Trap Sequences CMHD Members Only (must register and login) * Search Mouse Line * Histopathology * Sperm, Tissue, Slide Archiving * CMHD Database Download CMHD Services * Phenotyping * Genetic Mapping * Pathology * Pathology Service Charges

Proper citation: CMHD - Centre for Modeling Human Disease (RRID:SCR_006101) Copy   

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http://isaac.bioapps.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/isaac/modules/genome/species.xhtml

Web based tool to enable the analysis of sets of genes, transcripts and proteins under different biological viewpoints and to interactively modify these sets at any point of the analysis. Detailed history and snapshot information allows tracing each action. One can switch back to previous states and perform new analyses. Sets can be viewed in the context of genomes, protein functions, protein interactions, pathways, regulation, diseases and drugs. Additionally, users can switch between species with an automatic, orthology based translation of existing gene sets. Sets as well as results of analyses can be exchanged between members of groups.

Proper citation: InterSpecies Analysing Application using Containers (RRID:SCR_006243) Copy   

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http://www.mouseimaging.ca/

A unique resource and comprehensive imaging facility combining the latest state-of-the-art digital medical imaging technologies for the characterization of mouse functional genomics. The goals of the Mouse Imaging Centre are: * To provide a variety of medical imaging technologies adapted to studying genetically modified mice. These technologies include magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, micro computed tomography (micro-CT), ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), and optical projection tomography (OPT). * To screen large numbers of mice for models of human diseases. * To image an individual mouse over time to observe development, disease progression and responses to experimental treatment. * To develop an exciting team of investigators with expertise in imaging techniques, computer science, engineering, imaging processing, developmental biology and mouse pathology. * To work by collaboration with researchers throughout the world. When we look for human diseases in the human population, we make extensive use of medical imaging. Therefore, it makes sense to have available the same imaging capabilities as we investigate mice for models of human disease. The Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe) has developed high field magnetic resonance imaging microscopy, ultrasound biomicroscopy, micro computed tomography, and optical techniques. With these imaging tools, MICe is screening randomly mutagenized mice to look for phenotypes that represent human diseases and is taking established human disease models in mice and using imaging to follow the progression of disease and response to treatment over time. It is clear that imaging has a major contribution to make to phenotyping genetic variants and to characterizing mouse models. MICe is staffed by an exciting new team of about 30 investigators with expertise in imaging techniques, computer science, engineering, imaging processing, developmental biology and mouse pathology. The Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe) is not a fee-for-service facility but works through collaborations. Services include: * Projects involving MicroCT are available as a fee for service. * We will eventually move to the same model above with MRI. * Ultrasound Biomicroscopy is used for cardiac, embryo and cancer studies and is available as fee for service at $100 per study or in some cases on a collaborative basis. * Optical Projection Tomography has only limited availability on a collaborative basis. Mouse Atlas As our images are inherently three-dimensional, we will be able to make quantitative measures of size and volume. With this in mind, we are developing a mouse atlas showing the normal deviation of organ sizes. This atlas is an important resource for biologists as it has the potential to eliminate the need to sacrifice as many controls when making comparisons with mutants. Mouse Atlas Examples: * Variational Mouse Brain Atlas * Cerebral Vascular Atlas of the CBA Mouse * Neuroanatomy Atlas of the C57Bl/6j Mouse * Vascular Atlas of the Developing Mouse Embryo * Micro-CT E15.5 Mouse Embryo Atlas

Proper citation: MICe - Mouse Imaging Centre (RRID:SCR_006145) Copy   

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http://www.phenogenomics.ca/

The Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics (TCP) is an innovative, scientific collaboration between four research hospitals to operate a centralized, state-of-the-art research-enabling mouse facility. We conduct and support genetic research involving generation of mutant mice, physiological phenotyping, behavioural analysis, imaging, pathology and cryopreservation for storage and distribution. This joint project involving Mount Sinai Hospital, The Hospital for Sick Children, University Health Network and St. Michael''s Hospital pools resources and expertise to achieve excellence and economies of scale. The TCP opened for operations in October 2007. The centre functions as a regional, national and international resource for mouse models of human disease. This 120,000 square foot facility is located at 25 Orde Street, Toronto, and occupies four floors two below ground and two above. It houses specialized laboratories for mouse generation and analysis and, when fully occupied, it will contain approximately 36,000 cages (180,000 mice). The world-renowned scientific staff studies mammalian gene function, identifies genetic components of complex human disease, produces new mouse models of human disease, develops and tests new cell-based and gene-based therapies, and develops technologies for genome manipulation and phenotypic analysis. The TCP offers state-of-the-art mouse holding and facility support services to academic stakeholders and strategic private sector partners. It houses the Centre for Modeling Human Disease (CMHD), the Canadian Mouse Mutant Repository (CMMR), and the Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe) to provide an array of pre-clinical research services to clients. TCP Services * Phenotyping * Genetic Mapping * Pathology * Cryopreservation * Imaging * Genetically Engineered Mouse Models * Mouse Holding and Technical Services

Proper citation: Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics (RRID:SCR_006143) Copy   

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http://crezoo.org/

The CreZOO database is the European virtual repository of Cre and other targeted conditional driver strains. CreZOO is being developed in the context of the CREATE consortium, a core of major European and international mouse database holders and research groups involved in conditional mutagenesis. Its aim is to capture and disseminate extant and new information on Cre driver strains. CreZOO also aims to contribute data to the CREATE portal for worldwide access of related information. All transgenic strains carry detailed information on the promoter, specificity (using Adult Mouse Anatomy terms and Theiler Stages) and expressed gene(s) including IDs and direct links where available. Allele details are also presented, in addition to strain, background and availability (in the form of live mice, cryopreserved embryos or sperm etc) information (including EMMA, MGI, MMRRC etc hyperlinks where available). Handling and genotyping details (in the form of documents or hyperlinks) together with all relevant publications are clearly presented with PMID(s) and direct PubMed links.

Proper citation: CreZOO (RRID:SCR_006132) Copy   

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http://www.creline.org/

The CREATE consortium represents a core of major European and international mouse database holders and research groups involved in conditional mutagenesis, primarily to develop a strategy for the integration and dissemination of Cre driver strains for modelling aspects of complex human diseases in the mouse. Collectively the participants have amassed a significant number of these strains in their respective databases. Therefore one of the goals of CREATE is to provide a unified portal for worldwide access to these critical resources. The portal can either be searched through an advanced BioMart interface, by driver name, or by anatomical site of expression using Embryonic Mouse Anatomy Project (EMAP) and Mouse Anatomy (MA) ontology terms. Search results link back to the original source of the data for more detailed information and to IMSR to order mice if available. The ontology browser is particularly useful as it enables the CREATE consortium to identify cell and tissues that are not currently covered by existing lines. CREATE also aims to coordinate the production of suitable lines by the Cre generation projects described above. Through the CREATE portal, the CREATE consortium aims to develop a strategy for the production, integration and dissemination of new Cre driver strains for modelling aspects of complex human diseases in the mouse. CREATE is also developing a roadmap for harnessing emerging technologies and methods for improving Cre-mediated recombination in vivo through targeted, intensive workshops and discussion forums on the portal. This will entail review of construct design options for classical transgenic constructs (promoter/enhancer used, small size <2025 Kb) vs large transgenic constructs (BAC, P1, YAC etc.); methods used for Cre transgenic lines including random vs targeted integration, position independent expression loci, or replacement of endogenous coding sequences with Cre recombinase under the control of the endogenous locus. CREATE provides a platform for discussion of additional issues specific to inducible Cre strategies including background activity before induction, inducibility (kinetics), efficiency, and protocols used for induction of Cre recombinase activity. Additional components of the technology roadmap will be the cataloguing of other existing methodologies (rtTA, FLP, Dre) of mouse genome modification, sharing information on validated Cre mutant lines as well as identification and assessment of new methods of mutagenesis such as RNAi and other emerging technologies. Other discussion topics addressed through surveys on the CREATE portal include the characterization of Cre lines (specificity of expression/deletion; efficiency of expression/ deletion; reproducibility of deletion from animal to animal for the same floxed allele; reproducibility with different floxed alleles; timing of expression/deletion, etc.), the extent to which Cre expression changes upon backcrossing to specific genetic backgrounds through variegation and silencing; potential phenotypes caused by either integration- mediated mutagenesis or Cre ''toxicity''; and other factors affecting the specificity of Cre-mediated expression/deletion. CREATE regularly integrates common fields from the Cre-X, CreZOO and the MGI recombinase portal resources described below. The data in common consists of: * Transgene or Knock-in name. * MGI ID of allele. * Driver. * Anatomical site of expression. * Pubmed ID. * IMSR strain name and link. * Inducibility (YES/NO).

Proper citation: CREATE (RRID:SCR_006133) Copy   

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http://phenomebrowser.net/

PhenomeNet is a cross-species phenotype similarity network. It contains the experimentally observed phenotypes of multiple species as well as the phenotypes of human diseases. PhenomeNet provides a measure of phenotypic similarity between the phenotypes it contains. The latest release (from 22 June 2012) contains 124,730 complex phenotype nodes taken from the yeast, fish, worm, fly, rat, slime mold and mouse model organism databases as well as human disease phenotypes from OMIM and OrphaNet. The network is a complete graph in which edge weights represent the degree of phenotypic similarity. Phenotypic similarity can be used to identify and prioritize candidate disease genes, find genes participating in the same pathway and orthologous genes between species. To compute phenotypic similarity between two sets of phenotypes, we use a weighted Jaccard index. First, phenotype ontologies are used to infer all the implications of a phenotype observation using several phenotype ontologies. As a second step, the information content of each phenotype is computed and used as a weight in the Jaccard index. Phenotypic similarity is useful in several ways. Phenotypic similarity between a phenotype resulting from a genetic mutation and a disease can be used to suggest candidate genes for a disease. Phenotypic similarity can also identify genes in a same pathway or orthologous genes. PhenomeNet uses the axioms in multiple species-dependent phenotype ontologies to infer equivalent and related phenotypes across species. For this purpose, phenotype ontologies and phenotype annotations are integrated in a single ontology, and automated reasoning is used to infer equivalences. Specifically, for every phenotype, PhenomeNet infers the related mammalian phenotype and uses the Mammalian Phenotype Ontology for computing phenotypic similarity. Tools: * PhenomeBLAST - A tool for cross-species alignments of phenotypes * PhenomeDrug - method for drug-repurposing

Proper citation: phenomeNET (RRID:SCR_006165) Copy   

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http://www.australianphenomics.org.au/

Mouse models for the study of human and animal disease for Australian and international researchers. It has reduced the cost to researchers of accessing mouse models of disease, and provides equipment and expertise to undertake characterization and further research of these models. The APN brought together mouse production, strain storage and pathology capabilities, later extending the core services of the network, and include new services (RNAi and genomics services). Twelve Australian facilities and institutions currently constitute the APN. The APN partners contribute their expertise and infrastructure for the production of mouse models, as well as providing cryopreservation and pathology services. * Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research * Monash University * Queensland Institute of Medical Research * Animal Resources Centre * Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science * University of Melbourne * Institute of Molecular Bioscience * Menzies Research Institute * Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre * Australian National University * Western Australian Institute of Medical Research * Centenary Institute In addition, the APN is working with the Atlas of Living Australia to develop a framework for Australia''''s e-science infrastructure to improve the capture, annotation and dissemination of research data. The APN''''s core expertise and infrastructure is also extended by key national and international partnerships. These include the Garvan Institute, the National Institutes of Health (United States), the Wellcome Trust (United Kingdom), and the University of Manitoba (Canada). Services * ES Cell to Mouse: Create a mouse model from embryonic stem cells * RNAi: Screen full genomes to identify novel gene targets * ENU Mutagenesis - Produce chemically-induced mouse models * Pathology - Investigate mouse models using clinical and histopathology * Genomics - Further mouse mutant identification via new discovery pipeline * NHMRC Australian PhenomeBank - a non-profit repository of mouse strains used in Medical Research.

Proper citation: Australian Phenomics Network (RRID:SCR_006150) Copy   

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http://embryoimaging.org/

Collection of high resolution images and movies of mouse and human embryos produced using high resolution episcopic microscopy (HREM). Each data set is a series of block-face images generated during sectioning through an entire embryo, typically cut at 2-3 micrometers. Datasets are organized by approximate developmental stage and each embryo has been assigned a specimen ID (SID) for identification. This is an ongoing project funded by the Wellcome Trust to provide comprehensive imaging of normal and mutant mouse embryos that will complement the standard anatomical texts and form the basis for systematic phenotyping. * Movies: A 3D reconstruction shows each embryo, and lower resolution movies created through each orthogonal plane enable you to quickly review the data set. * Image Stacks: In the stack viewer, you can step through the images in sequence, zoom in to see fine details and adjust the image contrast. * NEW: Embryo Comparison: Two image stacks can now be compared in the stack viewer.

Proper citation: Embryo Imaging (RRID:SCR_006329) Copy   

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http://www.mousebook.org/

Databases and portal to data and ordering mouse strains from MRC Harwell including mouse stocks in FESA (Frozen Embryo and Sperm Archive), mutants from the mutagenesis screen, the ENU DNA archive, standardized phenotyping procedures, imprinting genes and chromosome anomalies. The portal integrates curated information from the MRC Harwell stock resource, and other Harwell databases, with information from external data resources to provide added value information above and beyond what is available through other routes such as IMSR (International Mouse Stain Resource). MouseBook can be searched either using an intuitive Google-style free text search or using the Mammalian Phenotype Ontology (MP) tree structure. Text searches can be on gene, allele, strain identifier (e.g. MGI ID) or phenotype term and are assisted by automatic recognition of term types and autocompletion of gene and allele names covered by the database. Results are returned in a tabbed format providing categorized results identified from each of the catalogs in MouseBook. Individual results lines from each catalog include information on gene, allele, chromosomal location and phenotype and provide a simple click-through link to further information as well as ordering the strain. The infrastructure underlying MouseBook has been designed to be extensible, allowing additional data sources to be added enabling other sites to make their data directly available through MouseBook.

Proper citation: MouseBook (RRID:SCR_006358) Copy   

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http://www-personal.umich.edu/~brdsmith/Research.html

Data set of image collections and movies including Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Embryos, Human Embryo Imaging, MRI of Cardiovascular Development, and Live Embryo Imaging. Individual MRI slice images, three-dimensional images, animations, stereo-pair animations, animations of organ systems, and photo-micrographs are included.

Proper citation: Brad Smith Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Embryos (RRID:SCR_006300) Copy   

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http://ctdbase.org/

A public database that enhances understanding of the effects of environmental chemicals on human health. Integrated GO data and a GO browser add functionality to CTD by allowing users to understand biological functions, processes and cellular locations that are the targets of chemical exposures. CTD includes curated data describing cross-species chemical–gene/protein interactions, chemical–disease and gene–disease associations to illuminate molecular mechanisms underlying variable susceptibility and environmentally influenced diseases. These data will also provide insights into complex chemical–gene and protein interaction networks.

Proper citation: Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) (RRID:SCR_006530) Copy   

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http://www.informatics.jax.org/searches/AMA_form.shtml

Ontology that organizes anatomical structures for the adult mouse (Theiler stage 28) spatially and functionally, using ''is a'' and ''part of'' relationships. The ontology is used to describe expression data for the adult mouse and phenotype data pertinent to anatomy in standardized ways. The browser can be used to view anatomical terms and their relationships in a hierarchical display.

Proper citation: Adult Mouse Anatomy Ontology (RRID:SCR_006568) Copy   

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