FAIRsharing record for: Evidence and Conclusion Ontology

This FAIRsharing record describes: The Evidence and Conclusion Ontology (ECO) contains terms that describe types of evidence and assertion methods. ECO terms are used in the process of biocuration to capture the evidence that supports biological assertions (e.g. gene product X has function Y as supported by evidence Z). Capture of this information allows tracking of annotation provenance, establishment of quality control measures, and query of eviden