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Slot: description

a human-readable description of a thing

URI: dcterms:description

Applicable Classes

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

Properties

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dcterms:description

LinkML Source

name: description
description: a human-readable description of a thing
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- NamedThing
- Protocol
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