Data retrieval, comprehension and sharing within and between plant-based databases are essential to exploit comparative genomic information to elucidate functional aspects of plant biology and to conduct studies of synteny and homology. However, the functionality is often hampered by the variability of terms used to describe comparable objects. The Zea mays Plant Structure Ontology database is designed to overcome this problem via the provision of a controlled vocabulary that facilitates knowledge sharing. It comprises international botanical terms, references, synonyms, and phylogenetic information and is open-source.

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Zea mays本体-国际术语数据库。

基于植物的数据库内部和之间的数据检索，理解和共享对于利用比较基因组信息阐明植物生物学的功能方面以及进行同义和同源性研究至关重要。但是，功能性常常因用来描述可比较对象的术语的可变性而受到阻碍。玉米植物结构本体数据库旨在通过提供可促进知识共享的受控词汇来克服此问题。它包含国际植物术语，参考文献，同义词和系统发育信息，并且是开源的。