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Slot: description

a human-readable description of a thing

URI: dcterms:description

Applicable Classes

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

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Identifier and Mapping Information

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name: description
description: a human-readable description of a thing
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
rank: 1000
slot_uri: dcterms:description
alias: description
domain_of:
- ImageValue
- NamedThing
range: string