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Slot: description

a human-readable description of a thing

URI: dcterms:description Alias: description

Applicable Classes

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

Properties

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://www.earthmetabolome.org/emi-ontology-linkml/

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dcterms:description
native emi:description

LinkML Source

name: description
description: a human-readable description of a thing
from_schema: https://www.earthmetabolome.org/emi-ontology-linkml/
rank: 1000
slot_uri: dcterms:description
alias: description
domain_of:
- ImageValue
- NamedThing
range: string