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Slot: description

a human-readable description of a thing

URI: dcterms:description

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
ImageValue An attribute value representing an image no
MetabolomicsAnalysis no
DataGeneration The methods and processes used to generate omics data from a biosample or org... no
NomAnalysis no
ChemicalEntity An atom or molecule that can be represented with a chemical formula no
Pooling physical combination of several instances of like material no
ChemicalConversionProcess A process that results in the interconversion of chemical species by a reacti... no
Instrument A material entity that is designed to perform a function in a scientific inve... no
MassSpectrometry Spectrometry where the sample is converted into gaseous ions which are charac... no
DissolvingProcess A mixing step where a soluble component is mixed with a liquid component no
MetagenomeAnnotation A workflow execution activity that provides functional and structural annotat... no
EnvironmentalMaterialTerm no
FunctionalAnnotationTerm Abstract grouping class for any term/descriptor that can be applied to a func... no
MaterialEntity no
OrthologyGroup A set of genes or gene products in which all members are orthologous no
PlannedProcess no
InformationObject Any data or knowledge that reduces uncertainty or enhances understanding abou... no
WorkflowExecution Represents an instance of an execution of a particular workflow no
MetagenomeSequencing Initial sequencing activity that precedes any analysis no
CalibrationInformation A calibration object that is associated with a process no
MagsAnalysis A workflow execution activity that uses computational binning tools to group ... no
SubSamplingProcess Separating a sample aliquot from the starting material for downstream activit... no
FieldResearchSite A site, outside of a laboratory, from which biosamples may be collected no
NamedThing a databased entity or concept/class no
MaterialProcessing A process that takes one or more samples as inputs and generates one or more ... no
Site no
DataObject An object that primarily consists of symbols that represent information yes
MetagenomeAssembly A workflow execution activity that converts sequencing reads into an assemble... no
MetatranscriptomeAnnotation no
StorageProcess A planned process with the objective to preserve and protect material entitie... no
MixingProcess The combining of components, particles or layers into a more homogeneous stat... no
LibraryPreparation no
FiltrationProcess The process of segregation of phases; e no
MetatranscriptomeAssembly no
Biosample Biological source material which can be characterized by an experiment no
ReadQcAnalysis A workflow execution activity that performs quality control on raw Illumina r... no
Configuration A set of parameters that define the actions of a process and is shared among ... no
ChromatographicSeparationProcess The process of using a selective partitioning of the analyte or interferent b... no
GeneProduct A molecule encoded by a gene that has an evolved function no
CollectingBiosamplesFromSite no
ReadBasedTaxonomyAnalysis A workflow execution activity that performs taxonomy classification using seq... no
MetaproteomicsAnalysis no
Pathway A pathway is a sequence of steps/reactions carried out by an organism or comm... no
ProtocolExecution A PlannedProces that has PlannedProcess parts no
NucleotideSequencing A DataGeneration in which the sequence of DNA or RNA molecules is generated no
OntologyClass no
ProcessedSample no
MassSpectrometryConfiguration A set of parameters that define and control the actions of a mass spectrometr... yes
Study A study summarizes the overall goal of a research initiative and outlines the... yes
Extraction A material separation in which a desired component of an input material is se... no
ChromatographyConfiguration A set of parameters that define and control the actions of a chromatography p... yes
MetatranscriptomeExpressionAnalysis A workflow process that provides expression values and read counts for gene f... no

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description: a human-readable description of a thing
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- ImageValue
- NamedThing
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