[Ontology-editors] forward and reverse transcription

[Midori Harris]

Hi,

A couple of questions have come up in SF 2354289:

1. Should these terms be merged?

   id: GO:0006278
   name: RNA-dependent DNA replication
   def: "The process whereby new strands of DNA are synthesized, using RNA
   as a template for RNA-dependent DNA polymerases (e.g. reverse
   transcriptase) that synthesize the new strands."

   id: GO:0006410
   name: transcription, RNA-dependent
   namespace: biological_process
   def: "The synthesis of DNA on a template of RNA."

2. Should reverse transcription be considered part of gene expression (at 
present it is, by transitivity, but if it shouldn't be, it's easy to 
change)?

Comments here or on the SF item much appreciated.

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2354289&group_id=36855&atid=440764

Midori