code: def _formatOntologyTerm(self, element, element_type):
          
          elementClause = None
          if isinstance(element, dict) and element.get('terms'):
              elements = []
              for _term in element['terms']:
                  if _term.get('id'):
                      elements.append('?{} = <{}> '.format(
                          element_type, _term['id']))
                  else:
                      elements.append('?{} = <{}> '.format(
                          element_type, self._toNamespaceURL(_term['term'])))
              elementClause = "({})".format(" || ".join(elements))
          return elementClause
docs: Formats the ontology terms for query