Generic function GET-TERM-BY-ACC

Package:

GODB

Syntax:

  get-term-by-acc go-handle accession
  => term-object
  

Arguments and Values:

go-handle---an object of type go handle

accession---a string

Description:

The generic function get-term-by-acc gets a go term given its accession number. It takes two parameters, go handle, to preserve one's session, and accession for querying the database. If the term has been queried already, it simply returns the stored TERM object. otherwise, it indexes the term and then returns the new object.

Known Methods:

•   get-term-by-acc (go-handle-object go-handle) (accession string)
    => term-object
    

Affected By:

None.

Examples:

cl-prompt: (godb:get-term-by-acc mygohandle "GO:0040029")
#<GODB:TERM 214DB1B4 >

 cl-prompt: (describe *)
#< GODB:TERM 214DB1B4 > is a GODB:TERM
TERM-ID          12108
NAME             "regulation of gene expression, epigenetic"
ACCESSION        GODB::GO\:0040029
TERM-TYPE        "process"
DEFINITION       #<unbound slot>
IS-OBSOLETE      0
IS-ROOT          0
IS-A             (3372 3412 4550 8148 12109 14132 14133)
PART-OF          NIL
CHILDREN          (#<GODB:TERM 214E8B347> #<GODB:TERM 214E62A4> #<GODB:TERM 214E64CC> 
                  #<GODB:TERM 214D33AC> #<GODB:TERM 214C9604> #<GODB:TERM 214C34D4> #<GODB:TERM 214B9444>)
COMPONENTS       NIL

Exceptional Situations:

None.

See Also:

GET-TERM
GET-TERM-BY-NAME

Notes:

None.

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• 2005-07-17
  Completed description.