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''Functional annotation'' is the process of identifying for a given gene its biological function, interaction with other elements, involvement in metabolic pathways, and any other piece of information that helps in understanding when and how a gene influences the overall system. | ''Functional annotation'' is the process of identifying for a given gene its biological function, interaction with other elements, involvement in metabolic pathways, and any other piece of information that helps in understanding when and how a gene influences the overall system. | ||
The information and links displayed in the Functional annotation block is automatically updated by [[User:OCA|OCA]], the browser and database for structure and function, that scans and integrates weekly data from several sources that are of free access for Universities, including ''PSI Structural Genomics Knowledgebase'' ([http://kb.psi-structuralgenomics.org/KB/ SGKB]) and [http://www.uniprot.org/ UniProt]. | |||