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Ensembl Get Ontology Descendants

Get descendant terms for a GO (Gene Ontology) term. Returns child terms down the ontology hierarchy showing more specific biological concepts. Use this to find related specific terms and expand queries.

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Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 103ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "closest_term": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Return only immediate children",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "id": {
      "description": "GO term ID (e.g., 'GO:0005737' for cytoplasm)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Ensembl Get Ontology Descendants call

public-safeinput

{
  "closest_term": false,
  "id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ensembl_get_ontology_descendants
Tool name: ensembl_get_ontology_descendants
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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