Growth and development

[J Clark]

Hi Pascale,

I've put in a new sourceforge request to get comments on that and I'll implement 
in a week if nobody objects.

1219649	cell proliferation
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1219649&group_id=36855&atid=440764

Thanks,

Jen

Pascale Gaudet wrote:

> This all looks good to me.
> 
> One other thing is about the definition of cell proliferation, which 
> currently is "The multiplication or reproduction of cells, resulting in 
> the rapid expansion of a cell population." Can we remove "rapid"? and 
> have "The multiplication or reproduction of cells, resulting in the 
> expansion of a cell population."
> ??
> 
> (this may be relevant for people not on the development list)
> 
> Pascale
> 
> 
> At 05:12 PM 6/10/2005 +0100, J Clark wrote:
> 
>> Growth and Development proposal:
>>
>> 1) The term growth will be moved out from under development to be a 
>> sibling instead.
>>
>> Current structure:
>>
>> [i]development
>> ---[i] growth
>>
>> With new structure:
>>
>> [i]biological process
>> ---[i]growth
>> ---[i]development
>>
>> 2) integrate new concepts:
>>
>> Term:developmental growth of a unicellular organism
>> def: The growth of a single celled organism prior to division, where 
>> growth is aimed at the progression of the organism over time from one 
>> condition to another.
>>
>> term: non-developmental growth of a unicellular organism
>> def: The growth of a single celled organism prior to division, where 
>> the growth does not change the organism from  one condition to another 
>> condition over time.
>>
>> Term: developmental growth
>> def: The increase in size or mass of an entire organism, a part of an 
>> organism or a cell, where the increase in size or mass is aimed at the 
>> progression of the organism over time from one condition to another.
>>
>> Term: non-developmental growth
>> def: The increase in size or mass of an entire organism, a part of an 
>> organism or a cell, where the increase in size or mass is not aimed at 
>> the progression of the organism over time from one condition to another.
>>
>> [i]biological process ; GO:0000004
>> ---[i]development ; GO:0007275
>> ------[p]cell development ; GO:0048468
>> ---------[p]developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>> ------[p]developmental growth ; GO:new
>> ---------[i]developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>> ---[i]growth ; GO:0040007
>> ------[i]non-developmental growth ; GO:new
>> ---------[i]non-developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>> ------[i]developmental growth ; GO:new
>> ---------[i]developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>> ------[i]cell growth ; GO:0016049
>> ---------[i]developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>> ---------[i]non-developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>>
>> also
>>
>> [i]cellular physiological process ; GO:0050875
>> ---[i]cell proliferation ; GO:0008283
>> ------[p]developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>> ------[p]non-developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>>
>>
>> This additional parentage means that
>>
>> developmental growth of a unicellular organism ; GO:new
>>
>> is part_of both
>>
>> cell proliferation ; GO:0008283
>>
>> and
>>
>> cell development ; GO:0048468
>>
>> and terms are not allowed to have to part_of parents.
>> I don't see a way out of that right now.
>>
>> Does anybody have any thoughts on that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 

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