Plant Ontology Tutorials

1. Introduction to ontologies - Provides a brief introduction to the concept of ontologies and the goals of the Plant Ontology Consortium.View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides.


2. Development of ontologies - Describes the organization of the plant ontologies; how terms are selected and related to each other.View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides.


3. Annotations - Describes how the ontologies are used to annotate phenotypes and patterns of gene expression. View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides.


4. Plant ontology browser and POC web site - Provides a quick tour of the PO website and how to use the PO browser to browse the ontologies. View Quicktime movie or download Powerpoint slides. For more in-depth help in using the ontology browser see the PO Browser User Guide.