reannotate

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ annotate.

Verb

reannotate (third-person singular simple present reannotates, present participle reannotating, simple past and past participle reannotated)

1. To annotate again or differently.
2. (biochemistry) To revise a previous annotation of a gene or protein
   • 2006, Jin Xiong, Essential Bioinformatics‎^[1], →ISBN, page 18:

     To alleviate the problem of naming genes, reannotation of genes and proteins using a set of common, controlled vocabulary to describe a gene or protein is necessary.

Derived terms

• reannotation