reannotate

reannotate

English

Etymology

    From re- + annotate.

    Verb

    reannotate (third-person singular simple present reannotates, present participle reannotating, simple past and past participle reannotated)

    1. To annotate again or differently.
    2. (biochemistry) To revise a previous annotation of a gene or protein
      • 2006, Jin Xiong, Essential Bioinformatics[1], →ISBN, page 18:
        To alleviate the problem of naming genes, reannotation of genes and proteins using a set of common, controlled vocabulary to describe a gene or protein is necessary.

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