Figure 2.

The Structure of the IAIC.

IAIC consists of core of four components in blue: (1) the AIP, which is the central hub of the consortium, provides a single user interface to access to all the constituent parts of the consortium, sets standards, and provides training; (2) gold standard genome annotation; (3) curation of functional data; and (4) stock center database(s) to enable rapid access to resources. Noncore modules are illustrated in purple; those listed in the figure are just examples and are not meant to be an exhaustive list. The comparative genomics module (in green) provides one example of how the IAIC will link out to other plant species.