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Slot: type

the class_uri of the class that has been instantiated

URI: rdf:type

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
MetatranscriptomeAnnotation no
FunctionalAnnotationTerm Abstract grouping class for any term/descriptor that can be applied to a func... no
OntologyRelation A relationship between two ontology classes as specified either directly in t... no
ImageValue An attribute value representing an image no
GeneProduct A molecule encoded by a gene that has an evolved function no
FunctionalAnnotation An assignment of a function term (e no
MetatranscriptomeAssembly no
Configuration A set of parameters that define the actions of a process and is shared among ... no
TimestampValue A value that is a timestamp no
ChemicalEntity An atom or molecule that can be represented with a chemical formula no
MassSpectrometryConfiguration A set of parameters that define and control the actions of a mass spectrometr... no
GenomeFeature A feature localized to an interval along a genome no
ProtocolExecution A PlannedProces that has PlannedProcess parts no
MetabolomicsAnalysis no
Site no
ChromatographyConfiguration A set of parameters that define and control the actions of a chromatography p... no
Pathway A pathway is a sequence of steps/reactions carried out by an organism or comm... no
TextValue A basic string value no
FunctionalAnnotationAggMember no
MaterialProcessing A process that takes one or more samples as inputs and generates one or more ... no
Protocol no
NomAnalysis no
Sample A sample is a material entity that can be characterized by an experiment no
MobilePhaseSegment A fluid mixture of substances that flow though a chromatographic stationary p... 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
DataObject An object that primarily consists of symbols that represent information no
EnvironmentalMaterialTerm no
ControlledTermValue A controlled term or class from an ontology no
PortionOfSubstance A portion of any matter of defined composition that has discrete existence, w... 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
MetagenomeSequencing Initial sequencing activity that precedes any analysis no
StorageProcess A planned process with the objective to preserve and protect material entitie... no
ProcessedSample no
CollectingBiosamplesFromSite no
MetatranscriptomeExpressionAnalysis A workflow process that provides expression values and read counts for gene f... no
ChromatographicSeparationProcess The process of using a selective partitioning of the analyte or interferent b... no
LibraryPreparation no
MetagenomeAssembly A workflow execution activity that converts sequencing reads into an assemble... no
MagsAnalysis A workflow execution activity that uses computational binning tools to group ... no
MetaproteomicsAnalysis no
OntologyClass A representation of class defined in an external ontology no
MetaboliteIdentification This is used to link a metabolomics analysis workflow to a specific metabolit... no
NamedThing a databased entity or concept/class no
MagBin no
SubSamplingProcess Separating a sample aliquot from the starting material for downstream activit... no
OrthologyGroup A set of genes or gene products in which all members are orthologous no
ProteinQuantification This is used to link a metaproteomics analysis workflow to a specific protein no
FieldResearchSite A site, outside of a laboratory, from which biosamples may be collected no
FailureCategorization no
ReadQcAnalysis A workflow execution activity that performs quality control on raw Illumina r... no
EukEval This class contains information pertaining to evaluating if a Metagenome-Asse... no
GeolocationValue A normalized value for a location on the earth's surface no
Extraction A material separation in which a desired component of an input material is se... no
MaterialEntity no
CreditAssociation This class supports binding associated researchers to studies no
Instrument A material entity that is designed to perform a function in a scientific inve... no
Doi A centrally registered identifier symbol used to uniquely identify objects gi... no
Manifest A qualified collection of DataObjects that can be analyzed together in the sa... no
CalibrationInformation A calibration object that is associated with a process no
MetagenomeAnnotation A workflow execution activity that provides functional and structural annotat... no
Study A study summarizes the overall goal of a research initiative and outlines the... no
DataGeneration The methods and processes used to generate omics data from a biosample or org... no
AttributeValue The value for any value of a attribute for a sample no
PeptideQuantification This is used to link a metaproteomics analysis workflow to a specific peptide... no
WorkflowExecution Represents an instance of an execution of a particular workflow no
Pooling physical combination of several instances of like material no
QuantityValue A simple quantity, e no
PersonValue An attribute value representing a person no
NucleotideSequencing A DataGeneration in which the sequence of DNA or RNA molecules is generated no
PlannedProcess no
Biosample Biological source material which can be characterized by an experiment no
FiltrationProcess The process of segregation of phases; e no
InformationObject Any data or knowledge that reduces uncertainty or enhances understanding abou... no
ControlledIdentifiedTermValue A controlled term or class from an ontology, requiring the presence of term w... no
ReadBasedTaxonomyAnalysis A workflow execution activity that performs taxonomy classification using seq... no

Properties

Examples

Value
nmdc:Biosample
nmdc:Study

See Also

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self rdf:type

LinkML Source

name: type
description: the class_uri of the class that has been instantiated
notes:
- replaces legacy nmdc:type slot
- makes it easier to read example data files
- required for polymorphic MongoDB collections
examples:
- value: nmdc:Biosample
- value: nmdc:Study
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
see_also:
- https://github.com/microbiomedata/nmdc-schema/issues/1048
- https://github.com/microbiomedata/nmdc-schema/issues/1233
- https://github.com/microbiomedata/nmdc-schema/issues/248
structured_aliases:
  workflow_execution_class:
    literal_form: workflow_execution_class
    predicate: NARROW_SYNONYM
    contexts:
    - https://bitbucket.org/berkeleylab/jgi-jat/macros/nmdc_metadata.yaml
rank: 1000
slot_uri: rdf:type
designates_type: true
alias: type
domain_of:
- EukEval
- FunctionalAnnotationAggMember
- PeptideQuantification
- ProteinQuantification
- MobilePhaseSegment
- PortionOfSubstance
- MagBin
- MetaboliteIdentification
- GenomeFeature
- FunctionalAnnotation
- AttributeValue
- NamedThing
- OntologyRelation
- FailureCategorization
- Protocol
- CreditAssociation
- Doi
range: uriorcurie
required: true