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Slot: description

a human-readable description of a thing

URI: dcterms:description

Applicable Classes

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

Properties

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dcterms:description

LinkML Source

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