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Slot: sample linkage (sample_link)

A unique identifier to assign parent-child, subsample, or sibling samples. This is relevant when a sample or other material was used to generate the new sample.

URI: nmdc:sample_link

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
Biosample Biological source material which can be characterized by an experiment no

Properties

  • Range: String

  • Multivalued: True

  • Recommended: True

Examples

Value
IGSN:DSJ0284

Comments

  • This field allows multiple entries separated by ; (Examples: Soil collected from the field will link with the soil used in an incubation. The soil a plant was grown in links to the plant sample. An original culture sample was transferred to a new vial and generated a new sample)

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

LinkML Source

name: sample_link
description: A unique identifier to assign parent-child, subsample, or sibling samples.
  This is relevant when a sample or other material was used to generate the new sample.
title: sample linkage
comments:
- 'This field allows multiple entries separated by ; (Examples: Soil collected from
  the field will link with the soil used in an incubation. The soil a plant was grown
  in links to the plant sample. An original culture sample was transferred to a new
  vial and generated a new sample)'
examples:
- value: IGSN:DSJ0284
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
rank: 5
string_serialization: '{text}:{text}'
multivalued: true
alias: sample_link
domain_of:
- Biosample
slot_group: Sample ID
range: string
recommended: true