Standardized Term Names

[J Clark]

> 
> 
> It is not necessarily a problem for a term to have 'cell differentiation'
> in its name -- in many cases we do deliberately put a small amount of
> information in term names that is, strictly speaking, redundant with
> parentage. This is so that a term will make sense if it is displayed 
> alone, without the context of its parents (as many web pages, including 
> MODs, do).
> 
> As long as the term name is not inherently redundant, the presence of
> 'cell differentiation' is acceptable. So 'garland cell differentiation' is
> OK, but 'adipocyte cell differentiation' is not.

It was me that put the redundant 'cell' in. I was in two 
minds about it at the time and evidently took the wrong 
route. I'll sort out the redundant names.

Would it be okay with everybody to have the redundant name 
version in as an exact synonym? I did this so that the obol 
system would recognise the concept of 'cell differentiation' 
as opposed to 'sexual differentiation'.

Thanks,

Jen





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