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Fig. 3

From: GMO Genetic Elements Thesaurus (GMO-GET): a controlled vocabulary for the consensus designation of introduced or modified genetic elements in genetically modified organisms

Fig. 3

Exemplary presentation of GMO-GET. The present thesaurus is used to describe genetic elements of transgenic inserts that are found in genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The thesaurus has four levels (level_1, level_2, level_3 and level_4) that are interlinked via is_a relations, whereby one parent term can have several children terms. By means of this mono-hierarchal structure, genetic elements are classified. Level_1 describes the type of genetic element, level_2 groups genetic elements depending on their functionality, level_3 describes specific genetic elements, level_4 gives variants of a specific genetic element if there are several DNA sequences known to one element

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