Welcome to the website of the “Gene Ontology Handbook”, a handbook on the fundamentals of Gene Ontology, its use in gene annotation, and its application in bioinformatic analyses.
- Download individual chapters
- Electronic version of the GO python tutorial (Chapter 16)
- Buy a hardcopy:
- Springer Shop (if you have co-authored a chapter in this or any other Springer book, you are entitled to a 40% author discount)
The book provides a practical and self-contained overview of the Gene Ontology (GO), the leading project to organize biological knowledge on genes and their products across genomic resources. Written for biologists and bioinformaticians, it covers the state-of-the-art of how GO annotations are made, how they are evaluated, and what sort of analyses can and cannot be done with the GO. In the spirit of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series, there is an emphasis throughout the chapters on providing practical guidance and troubleshooting advice. Authoritative and accessible, The Gene Ontology Handbook serves non-experts as well as seasoned GO users as a thorough guide to this powerful knowledge system.