PavlidisLab / rdp

Researcher Gene Registry. Originally developed for the Canadian Rare Disease Models & Mechanisms Network
https://rare-diseases-catalyst-network.ca/
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When searching for "fin", "dorsal fin fold" appears before "fin" in the ZFA ontology #281

Open arteymix opened 2 years ago

arteymix commented 2 years ago

The results are correct, here's the hierarchy for "dorsal fin fold":

and for fin:

The algorithm visits "dorsal fin fold" first and there is no particular relationship between the two terms.

arteymix commented 2 years ago

I can't seem to find any relationship to include that would establish the order we want.

arteymix commented 2 years ago

It might make little sense to use the depth when two terms are not topologically related. We'd probably be better off relying on the full-text similarity.