The Monarch Initiative[1] is a large scale bioinformatics web resource focused on leveraging existing
biomedical knowledge to connect
genotypes with
phenotypes in an effort to aid research that combats
genetic diseases.
Monarch does this by integrating multi-species
genotype,
phenotype,
genetic variant and
disease knowledge from various existing biomedical data resources into a centralized and structured database. While this integration process has been traditionally done manually by basic researchers and clinicians on a case-by-case basis, The Monarch Initiative provides an aggregated and structured collection of data and tools that make biomedical knowledge exploration more efficient and effective.
Mondo ontology
Mondo ontology is product of the Monarch Initiative. It provides ontology for diseases and disorders, both rare and common.[2]