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Annotation vs Reannotate - What's the difference?

annotation | reannotate |

As a noun annotation

is a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.

As a verb reannotate is

(biochemistry) to revise a previous annotation of a gene or protein.

annotation

English

Noun

(wikipedia annotation) (en noun)
  • a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis
  • a comment added to a text
  • the process of writing such comment or commentary
  • (computing) metadata added to a document or program
  • (genetics) information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases

    • reannotate

    English

    Verb

    (reannotat)
  • (biochemistry) To revise a previous annotation of a gene or protein
  • *{{quote-book, 2006, Jin Xiong, Essential Bioinformatics citation
    • , passage=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.}}

    Derived terms

    *reannotation