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Gene Ontology API

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Gene Ontology API

The Gene Ontology Consortium's API (api.geneontology.org) provides keyless JSON access to GO terms and annotations describing gene product function. A live term query confirms the service (for example GO:0008150, "biological_process").

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GO terms and annotations describing gene product function (biological process, molecular function, cellular component), confirmed live today via a term query (GO:0008150). History start and update frequency: Not stated.

Verdict

Keyless JSON API for Gene Ontology terms and annotations describing gene product function, from the Gene Ontology Consortium (confirmed live today via a term query, GO:0008150). Licensed CC-BY-4.0: "Gene Ontology Consortium data and data products are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License ." Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

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