Slot: type
the class_uri of the class that has been instantiated
URI: rdf:type
Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
|---|---|---|
| EukEval | This class contains information pertaining to evaluating if a... | no |
| FunctionalAnnotationAggMember | This class is used to store aggregated results from workflows which produce... | no |
| PeptideQuantification | This is used to link a metaproteomics analysis workflow to a specific... | no |
| ProteinQuantification | This is used to link a metaproteomics analysis workflow to a specific protein | no |
| GenomeFeature | A feature localized to an interval along a genome | no |
| FunctionalAnnotation | An assignment of a function term (e.g. reaction or pathway) that is executed... | no |
| AttributeValue | The value of an attribute of any NMDC entity. This object can hold both the... | no |
| NamedThing | a databased entity or concept/class | no |
| OntologyRelation | A relationship between two ontology classes as specified either directly in... | no |
| FailureCategorization | no | |
| Protocol | no | |
| CreditAssociation | This class supports binding associated researchers to studies. There will be... | no |
| Doi | A centrally registered identifier symbol used to uniquely identify objects... | no |
| ProvenanceMetadata | Metadata pertaining to how a record was created. | no |
| MobilePhaseSegment | A fluid mixture of substances that flow though a chromatographic stationary phase. | no |
| PortionOfSubstance | A portion of any matter of defined composition that has discrete existence,... | no |
| MagBin | no | |
| MetaboliteIdentification | This is used to link a metabolomics analysis workflow to a specific metabolite | no |
| NucleotideSequencing | A DataGeneration in which the sequence of DNA or RNA molecules is generated. | no |
| MassSpectrometry | Spectrometry where the sample is converted into gaseous ions which are... | no |
| Configuration | A set of parameters that define the actions of a process and is shared among... | no |
| MassSpectrometryConfiguration | A set of parameters that define and control the actions of a mass... | no |
| ChromatographyConfiguration | A set of parameters that define and control the actions of a chromatography process. | no |
| Manifest | A qualified collection of DataObjects that can be analyzed together in the... | no |
| CalibrationInformation | A calibration object that is associated with a process. | no |
| Pooling | physical combination of several instances of like material. | no |
| Isolation | A material processing that separates an organism from a mixed sample by... | no |
| Culturing | A material processing that grows an organism under controlled conditions.... | no |
| Extraction | A material separation in which a desired component of an input material is... | no |
| LibraryPreparation | no | |
| CollectingBiosamplesFromSite | no | |
| SubSamplingProcess | Separating a sample aliquot from the starting material for downstream activity. | no |
| MixingProcess | The combining of components, particles or layers into a more homogeneous state. | no |
| FiltrationProcess | The process of segregation of phases; e.g. the separation of suspended... | no |
| StorageProcess | A planned process with the objective to preserve and protect material... | no |
| ChromatographicSeparationProcess | The process of using a selective partitioning of the analyte or interferent... | no |
| DissolvingProcess | A mixing step where a soluble component is mixed with a liquid component. | no |
| EnvironmentalMaterialTerm | no | |
| Pathway | A pathway is a sequence of steps/reactions carried out by an organism or... | no |
| ProtocolExecution | A PlannedProces that has PlannedProcess parts. Can be used to represent the... | no |
| MetagenomeSequencing | Initial sequencing activity that precedes any analysis. This activity has... | no |
| ChemicalEntity | An atom or molecule that can be represented with a chemical formula. Include... | no |
| FunctionalAnnotationTerm | Abstract grouping class for any term/descriptor that can be applied to a... | no |
| OrthologyGroup | A set of genes or gene products in which all members are orthologous | no |
| QuantityValue | A simple quantity, e.g. 2cm | no |
| ImageValue | An attribute value representing an image. | no |
| PersonValue | An attribute value representing a person | no |
| TextValue | A basic string value | no |
| TimestampValue | A value that is a timestamp. The range should be ISO-8601 | no |
| ControlledTermValue | A controlled term or class from an ontology | no |
| ControlledIdentifiedTermValue | A controlled term or class from an ontology, requiring the presence of term... | no |
| GeolocationValue | A normalized value for a location on the earth's surface | no |
| PropertyAssertion | A structured record of data that doesn't fit nicely within the constraints... | no |
| OntologyClass | A representation of class defined in an external ontology. | no |
| NcbiTaxon | A taxonomy term from NCBI Taxonomy. NcbiTaxon instances are identified by... | no |
| MaterialEntity | A named thing that occupies space and has mass. | no |
| Instrument | A material entity that is designed to perform a function in a scientific... | no |
| Organism | A material entity that is a living or once-living individual. Organism... | no |
| PlannedProcess | A named thing that is executed according to a plan. | no |
| Study | A study summarizes the overall goal of a research initiative and outlines... | no |
| InformationObject | Any data or knowledge that reduces uncertainty or enhances understanding... | no |
| DataObject | An object that primarily consists of symbols that represent information. ... | no |
| DataEmitterProcess | A process that generates data objects as output. | no |
| DataGeneration | The methods and processes used to generate omics data from a biosample or organism. | no |
| WorkflowExecution | Represents an instance of an execution of a particular workflow | no |
| ChemicalConversionProcess | A process that results in the interconversion of chemical species by a... | no |
| AnnotatingWorkflow | A WorkflowExecution whose output indicates the potential functions of genes... | no |
| MetagenomeAnnotation | A workflow execution activity that provides functional and structural... | no |
| FieldResearchSite | A site, outside of a laboratory, from which biosamples may be collected. | no |
| Sample | A sample is a material entity that can be characterized by an experiment. | no |
| Biosample | Biological source material which can be characterized by an experiment. | no |
| MaterialProcessing | A process that takes one or more samples as inputs and generates one or more... | no |
| ProcessedSample | no | |
| OrganismSample | A material sample in which all cells are expected to share the same genome.... | no |
| Site | no | |
| GeneProduct | A molecule encoded by a gene that has an evolved function | no |
| MetagenomeAssembly | A workflow execution activity that converts sequencing reads into an... | no |
| MetatranscriptomeAssembly | no | |
| MetatranscriptomeAnnotation | no | |
| MetatranscriptomeExpressionAnalysis | A workflow process that provides expression values and read counts for gene... | no |
| MagsAnalysis | A workflow execution activity that uses computational binning tools to group... | no |
| ReadQcAnalysis | A workflow execution activity that performs quality control on raw Illumina... | no |
| ReadBasedTaxonomyAnalysis | A workflow execution activity that performs taxonomy classification using... | no |
| MetabolomicsAnalysis | no | |
| MetaproteomicsAnalysis | no | |
| NomAnalysis | no |
Properties
-
Range: Uriorcurie
-
Required: True
Examples
-
nmdc:Biosample -
nmdc:Study
Comments
- Deprecating this slot was proposed and rejected: without it, a document read back from a polymorphic MongoDB collection cannot be resolved to the class it instantiates. It is required on every class for that reason, rather than as a convention inherited from LinkML.
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
|---|---|
| self | rdf:type |
LinkML Source
name: type
description: the class_uri of the class that has been instantiated
notes:
- makes it easier to read example data files
- required for polymorphic MongoDB collections
comments:
- 'Deprecating this slot was proposed and rejected: without it, a document read back
from a polymorphic MongoDB collection cannot be resolved to the class it instantiates.
It is required on every class for that reason, rather than as a convention inherited
from LinkML.'
examples:
- value: nmdc:Biosample
- value: nmdc:Study
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
structured_aliases:
- 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
domain_of:
- EukEval
- FunctionalAnnotationAggMember
- PeptideQuantification
- ProteinQuantification
- GenomeFeature
- FunctionalAnnotation
- AttributeValue
- NamedThing
- OntologyRelation
- FailureCategorization
- Protocol
- CreditAssociation
- Doi
- ProvenanceMetadata
- MobilePhaseSegment
- PortionOfSubstance
- MagBin
- MetaboliteIdentification
range: uriorcurie
required: true