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Slot: description

a human-readable description of a thing

URI: dcterms:description

Applicable Classes

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

Properties

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dcterms:description

LinkML Source

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description: a human-readable description of a thing
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