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Cohort Ontology
2026-05-19
editor preferred term
The concise, meaningful, and human-friendly name for a class or property preferred by the ontology developers. (US-English)
PERSON:Daniel Schober
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
editor preferred term
example of usage
A phrase describing how a term should be used and/or a citation to a work which uses it. May also include other kinds of examples that facilitate immediate understanding, such as widely know prototypes or instances of a class, or cases where a relation is said to hold.
PERSON:Daniel Schober
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
example of usage
in branch
An annotation property indicating which module the terms belong to. This is currently experimental and not implemented yet.
GROUP:OBI
OBI_0000277
in branch
has curation status
PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
PERSON:Bill Bug
PERSON:Melanie Courtot
has curation status
definition
The official definition, explaining the meaning of a class or property. Shall be Aristotelian, formalized and normalized. Can be augmented with colloquial definitions.
2012-04-05:
Barry Smith
The official OBI definition, explaining the meaning of a class or property: 'Shall be Aristotelian, formalized and normalized. Can be augmented with colloquial definitions' is terrible.
Can you fix to something like:
A statement of necessary and sufficient conditions explaining the meaning of an expression referring to a class or property.
Alan Ruttenberg
Your proposed definition is a reasonable candidate, except that it is very common that necessary and sufficient conditions are not given. Mostly they are necessary, occasionally they are necessary and sufficient or just sufficient. Often they use terms that are not themselves defined and so they effectively can't be evaluated by those criteria.
On the specifics of the proposed definition:
We don't have definitions of 'meaning' or 'expression' or 'property'. For 'reference' in the intended sense I think we use the term 'denotation'. For 'expression', I think we you mean symbol, or identifier. For 'meaning' it differs for class and property. For class we want documentation that let's the intended reader determine whether an entity is instance of the class, or not. For property we want documentation that let's the intended reader determine, given a pair of potential relata, whether the assertion that the relation holds is true. The 'intended reader' part suggests that we also specify who, we expect, would be able to understand the definition, and also generalizes over human and computer reader to include textual and logical definition.
Personally, I am more comfortable weakening definition to documentation, with instructions as to what is desirable.
We also have the outstanding issue of how to aim different definitions to different audiences. A clinical audience reading chebi wants a different sort of definition documentation/definition from a chemistry trained audience, and similarly there is a need for a definition that is adequate for an ontologist to work with.
PERSON:Daniel Schober
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
definition
definition
editor note
An administrative note intended for its editor. It may not be included in the publication version of the ontology, so it should contain nothing necessary for end users to understand the ontology.
PERSON:Daniel Schober
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obofoundry.org/obo/obi>
editor note
term editor
Name of editor entering the term in the file. The term editor is a point of contact for information regarding the term. The term editor may be, but is not always, the author of the definition, which may have been worked upon by several people
20110707, MC: label update to term editor and definition modified accordingly. See https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/IAO/issues/115.
PERSON:Daniel Schober
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
term editor
alternative label
A label for a class or property that can be used to refer to the class or property instead of the preferred rdfs:label. Alternative labels should be used to indicate community- or context-specific labels, abbreviations, shorthand forms and the like.
OBO Operations committee
PERSON:Daniel Schober
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
Consider re-defing to: An alternative name for a class or property which can mean the same thing as the preferred name (semantically equivalent, narrow, broad or related).
alternative label
definition source
Formal citation, e.g. identifier in external database to indicate / attribute source(s) for the definition. Free text indicate / attribute source(s) for the definition. EXAMPLE: Author Name, URI, MeSH Term C04, PUBMED ID, Wiki uri on 31.01.2007
PERSON:Daniel Schober
Discussion on obo-discuss mailing-list, see http://bit.ly/hgm99w
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
definition source
has obsolescence reason
Relates an annotation property to an obsolescence reason. The values of obsolescence reasons come from a list of predefined terms, instances of the class obsolescence reason specification.
PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
PERSON:Melanie Courtot
has obsolescence reason
curator note
An administrative note of use for a curator but of no use for a user
PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
curator note
term tracker item
the URL for an ontology term tracker issue, such as https://github.com/monarch-initiative/mondo/issues/7588
A URL for a request or discussion of an ontology term.
Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
The 'tracker item' can associate a tracker with a specific ontology term.
term tracker item
ontology term requester
The name of the person, project, or organization that motivated inclusion of an ontology term by requesting its addition.
Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
The 'term requester' can credit the person, organization or project who request the ontology term.
ontology term requester
is denotator type
Relates an class defined in an ontology, to the type of it's denotator
In OWL 2 add AnnotationPropertyRange('is denotator type' 'denotator type')
Alan Ruttenberg
is denotator type
imported from
For external terms/classes, the ontology from which the term was imported
PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
PERSON:Melanie Courtot
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
imported from
expand expression to
ObjectProperty: RO_0002104
Label: has plasma membrane part
Annotations: IAO_0000424 "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some (http://purl.org/obo/owl/GO#GO_0005886 and http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some ?Y)"
A macro expansion tag applied to an object property (or possibly a data property) which can be used by a macro-expansion engine to generate more complex expressions from simpler ones
Chris Mungall
expand expression to
expand assertion to
ObjectProperty: RO???
Label: spatially disjoint from
Annotations: expand_assertion_to "DisjointClasses: (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some ?X) (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some ?Y)"
A macro expansion tag applied to an annotation property which can be expanded into a more detailed axiom.
Chris Mungall
expand assertion to
first order logic expression
PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
first order logic expression
antisymmetric property
part_of antisymmetric property xsd:true
Use boolean value xsd:true to indicate that the property is an antisymmetric property
Alan Ruttenberg
antisymmetric property
OBO foundry unique label
An alternative name for a class or property which is unique across the OBO Foundry.
The intended usage of that property is as follow: OBO foundry unique labels are automatically generated based on regular expressions provided by each ontology, so that SO could specify unique label = 'sequence ' + [label], etc. , MA could specify 'mouse + [label]' etc. Upon importing terms, ontology developers can choose to use the 'OBO foundry unique label' for an imported term or not. The same applies to tools .
PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
PERSON:Bjoern Peters
PERSON:Chris Mungall
PERSON:Melanie Courtot
GROUP:OBO Foundry <http://obofoundry.org/>
OBO foundry unique label
has ID digit count
Ontology: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ro/idrange/>
Annotations:
'has ID prefix': "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_"
'has ID digit count' : 7,
rdfs:label "RO id policy"
'has ID policy for': "RO"
Relates an ontology used to record id policy to the number of digits in the URI. The URI is: the 'has ID prefix" annotation property value concatenated with an integer in the id range (left padded with "0"s to make this many digits)
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
has ID digit count
has ID range allocated
Datatype: idrange:1
Annotations: 'has ID range allocated to': "Chris Mungall"
EquivalentTo: xsd:integer[> 2151 , <= 2300]
Relates a datatype that encodes a range of integers to the name of the person or organization who can use those ids constructed in that range to define new terms
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
has ID range allocated to
has ID policy for
Ontology: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ro/idrange/>
Annotations:
'has ID prefix': "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_"
'has ID digit count' : 7,
rdfs:label "RO id policy"
'has ID policy for': "RO"
Relating an ontology used to record id policy to the ontology namespace whose policy it manages
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
has ID policy for
has ID prefix
Ontology: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ro/idrange/>
Annotations:
'has ID prefix': "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_"
'has ID digit count' : 7,
rdfs:label "RO id policy"
'has ID policy for': "RO"
Relates an ontology used to record id policy to a prefix concatenated with an integer in the id range (left padded with "0"s to make this many digits) to construct an ID for a term being created.
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
has ID prefix
elucidation
person:Alan Ruttenberg
Person:Barry Smith
Primitive terms in a highest-level ontology such as BFO are terms which are so basic to our understanding of reality that there is no way of defining them in a non-circular fashion. For these, therefore, we can provide only elucidations, supplemented by examples and by axioms
elucidation
has associated axiom(nl)
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
An axiom associated with a term expressed using natural language
has associated axiom(nl)
has associated axiom(fol)
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
An axiom expressed in first order logic using CLIF syntax
has associated axiom(fol)
is allocated id range
Relates an ontology IRI to an (inclusive) range of IRIs in an OBO name space. The range is give as, e.g. "IAO_0020000-IAO_0020999"
PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
Add as annotation triples in the granting ontology
is allocated id range
has ontology root term
Ontology annotation property. Relates an ontology to a term that is a designated root term of the ontology. Display tools like OLS can use terms annotated with this property as the starting point for rendering the ontology class hierarchy. There can be more than one root.
Nicolas Matentzoglu
has ontology root term
may be identical to
A annotation relationship between two terms in an ontology that may refer to the same (natural) type but where more evidence is required before terms are merged.
David Osumi-Sutherland
#40
VFB
Edges asserting this should be annotated with to record evidence supporting the assertion and its provenance.
may be identical to
scheduled for obsoletion on or after
Used when the class or object is scheduled for obsoletion/deprecation on or after a particular date.
Chris Mungall, Jie Zheng
https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/15532
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/32
GO ontology
scheduled for obsoletion on or after
has axiom id
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
A URI that is intended to be unique label for an axiom used for tracking change to the ontology. For an axiom expressed in different languages, each expression is given the same URI
has axiom label
term replaced by
Use on obsolete terms, relating the term to another term that can be used as a substitute
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
Add as annotation triples in the granting ontology
term replaced by
This is an annotation used on an object property to indicate a logical characterstic beyond what is possible in OWL.
OBO Operations call
logical characteristic of object property
'part disjoint with' 'defined by construct' """
PREFIX owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
PREFIX : <http://example.org/
CONSTRUCT {
[
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty :part_of ;
owl:someValuesFrom ?a ;
owl:disjointWith [
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty :part_of ;
owl:someValuesFrom ?b
]
]
}
WHERE {
?a :part_disjoint_with ?b .
}
Links an annotation property to a SPARQL CONSTRUCT query which is meant to provide semantics for a shortcut relation.
defined by construct
The property is intended to be used exclusively on synonym assertions, to express that the synonym in question is the preference of a specific community. For example, one community may prefer to say call a disease "A" and another one "B" (but they are the same thing).
A provenance property that denotes a synonym to be the preferred one for a specific community.
2025-06-02
preferred label for community
CHEBI:26523 (reactive oxygen species) has an exact synonym (ROS), which is of type OMO:0003000 (abbreviation)
A synonym type for describing abbreviations or initialisms
2023-03-03
abbreviation
A synonym type for describing ambiguous synonyms
2023-03-03
ambiguous synonym
A synonym type for describing dubious synonyms
2023-03-03
dubious synonym
EFO:0006346 (severe cutaneous adverse reaction) has an exact synonym (scar), which is of the type OMO:0003003 (layperson synonym)
A synonym type for describing layperson or colloquial synonyms
2023-03-03
layperson synonym
CHEBI:23367 (molecular entity) has an exact synonym (molecular entities), which is of the type OMO:0003004 (plural form)
A synonym type for describing pluralization synonyms
2023-03-03
plural form
CHEBI:16189 (sulfate) has an exact synonym (sulphate), which is of the type OMO:0003005 (UK spelling synonym)
A synonym type for describing UK spelling variants
2023-03-03
UK spelling synonym
A synonym type for common misspellings
2023-03-03
misspelling
A synonym type for misnomers, i.e., a synonym that is not technically correct but is commonly used anyway
2023-03-03
misnomer
MAPT, the gene that encodes the Tau protein, has a previous name DDPAC. Note: in this case, the name type is more specifically the gene symbol.
A synonym type for names that have been used as primary labels in the past.
2023-07-25
previous name
The legal name for Harvard University (https://ror.org/03vek6s52) is President and Fellows of Harvard College
A synonym type for the legal entity name
2023-07-27
legal name
CHEBI:46195 has been assigned the english International Nonproproprietary Name (INN) "paracetamol". In some cases such as this one, the INN might be the same as the ontology's primary label
The International Nonproprietary Name (INN) is a standardize name for a pharmaceutical drug or active ingredient issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) meant to address the issues with country- or language-specific brand names. These are issued in several languages, including English, Latin, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.
2023-09-30
INN
International Nonproprietary Name
nasopharynx (UBERON:0001728) has the latin name "pars nasalis pharyngis
A synonym type for describing Latin term synonyms.
2023-10-12
latin term
NASA is an word acronym for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration because the acronym is pronounced. FBI is an initialism (also known as alphabetism) for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation since the letters are pronounced one at a time. JPEG is an acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group but does not count as a word acronym nor an initialism since it is mixed how it is pronounced.
A synonym type for describing abbreviations that are a part of the full name's words, such as initialisms or alphabetisms.
2023-11-01
acronym
The Developing Mouse Brain Atlas Ontology (DBMA) ontology uses part-of in its hierarchy, so this would correspond to the following turtle: `<https://purl.brain-bican.org/ontology/dmbao/dmbao.owl> a owl:Ontology; OMO:0003014 rdfs:subClassOf, BFO:0000050`.
Relates an ontology to predicates/properties that should be used by user interfaces to render the hierarchical structure of the ontology. Typically, this is rdfs:subClassOf, but in ontologies that are partonomies, this might also include BFO:0000050 (part of). Tools like OLS can use predicates annotated with this property for rendering the ontology class hierarchy. There can be more than one hierarchical property. In the absence of any, it should be assumed that it is rdfs:subClassOf.
2025-09-17
has ontology hierarchical property
A serial number such as "12324X"; a stop sign; a written proper name such as "OBI
An information content entity that is a mark(s) or character(s) used as a conventional representation of another entity.
2024-03-25
has symbol
EGA_subset
GWAS_subset
MetaboLight_subset
PRIDE_subset
subset property
subset_property
An alternative label for a class or property which has a more general meaning than the preferred name/primary label.
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/18
has broad synonym
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/18
disease characteristic (MONDO:0021125) has cross-reference (http://www.geneontology.org/formats/oboInOwl#hasDbXref) "NCIT:C41009"^^xsd:string
An annotation property that links an ontology entity or a statement to a prefixed identifier or URI.
2024-03-18
database_cross_reference
has cross-reference
xRef
An alternative label for a class or property which has the exact same meaning than the preferred name/primary label.
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/20
has exact synonym
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/20
An alternative label for a class or property which has a more specific meaning than the preferred name/primary label.
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/19
has narrow synonym
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/19
An alternative label for a class or property that has been used synonymously with the primary term name, but the usage is not strictly correct.
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/21
has related synonym
has_related_synonym
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/21
in subset
in_subset
a core relation that holds between a part and its whole
part of
a core relation that holds between a whole and its part
has part
x is preceded by y if and only if the time point at which y ends is before or equivalent to the time point at which x starts. Formally: x preceded by y iff ω(y) <= α(x), where α is a function that maps a process to a start point, and ω is a function that maps a process to an end point.
preceded by
x precedes y if and only if the time point at which x ends is before or equivalent to the time point at which y starts. Formally: x precedes y iff ω(x) <= α(y), where α is a function that maps a process to a start point, and ω is a function that maps a process to an end point.
precedes
a relation between a specifically dependent continuant (the characteristic) and any other entity (the bearer), in which the characteristic depends on the bearer for its existence.
characteristic of
Inverse of characteristic_of
has characteristic
a relation between a continuant and a process, in which the continuant is somehow involved in the process
participates in
a relation between a process and a continuant, in which the continuant is somehow involved in the process
has participant
a relation between a function and an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the function specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
function of
a relation between a quality and an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the quality specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
quality of
a relation between a role and an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the role specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
role of
a relation between an independent continuant (the bearer) and a function, in which the function specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
has function
a relation between an independent continuant (the bearer) and a quality, in which the quality specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
has quality
a relation between an independent continuant (the bearer) and a role, in which the role specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
has role
a relation between an independent continuant (the bearer) and a disposition, in which the disposition specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
has disposition
inverse of has disposition
disposition of
a relation between two independent continuants, the location and the target, in which the target is entirely within the location
location of
a relation between two independent continuants, the target and the location, in which the target is entirely within the location
located in
A 'has regulatory component activity' B if A and B are GO molecular functions (GO_0003674), A has_component B and A is regulated by B.
has regulatory component activity
A relationship that holds between a GO molecular function and a component of that molecular function that negatively regulates the activity of the whole. More formally, A 'has regulatory component activity' B iff :A and B are GO molecular functions (GO_0003674), A has_component B and A is negatively regulated by B.
has negative regulatory component activity
A relationship that holds between a GO molecular function and a component of that molecular function that positively regulates the activity of the whole. More formally, A 'has regulatory component activity' B iff :A and B are GO molecular functions (GO_0003674), A has_component B and A is positively regulated by B.
has positive regulatory component activity
has component activity
w 'has process component' p if p and w are processes, w 'has part' p and w is such that it can be directly disassembled into into n parts p, p2, p3, ..., pn, where these parts are of similar type.
has component process
directly regulated by
Process(P2) is directly negatively regulated by process(P1) iff: P1 negatively regulates P2 via direct physical interaction between an agent executing P1 (or some part of P1) and an agent executing P2 (or some part of P2). For example, if protein A has protein binding activity(P1) that targets protein B and this binding negatively regulates the kinase activity (P2) of protein B then P2 directly negatively regulated by P1.
directly negatively regulated by
Process(P2) is directly negatively regulated by process(P1) iff: P1 negatively regulates P2 via direct physical interaction between an agent executing P1 (or some part of P1) and an agent executing P2 (or some part of P2). For example, if protein A has protein binding activity(P1) that targets protein B and this binding negatively regulates the kinase activity (P2) of protein B then P2 directly negatively regulated by P1.
Process(P2) is directly postively regulated by process(P1) iff: P1 positively regulates P2 via direct physical interaction between an agent executing P1 (or some part of P1) and an agent executing P2 (or some part of P2). For example, if protein A has protein binding activity(P1) that targets protein B and this binding positively regulates the kinase activity (P2) of protein B then P2 is directly postively regulated by P1.
directly positively regulated by
Process(P2) is directly postively regulated by process(P1) iff: P1 positively regulates P2 via direct physical interaction between an agent executing P1 (or some part of P1) and an agent executing P2 (or some part of P2). For example, if protein A has protein binding activity(P1) that targets protein B and this binding positively regulates the kinase activity (P2) of protein B then P2 is directly postively regulated by P1.
A 'has effector activity' B if A and B are GO molecular functions (GO_0003674), A 'has component activity' B and B is the effector (output function) of B. Each compound function has only one effector activity.
has effector activity
A 'has effector activity' B if A and B are GO molecular functions (GO_0003674), A 'has component activity' B and B is the effector (output function) of B. Each compound function has only one effector activity.
ends after
immediately preceded by
immediately precedes
x overlaps y if and only if there exists some z such that x has part z and z part of y
overlaps
w 'has component' p if w 'has part' p and w is such that it can be directly disassembled into into n parts p, p2, p3, ..., pn, where these parts are of similar type.
has component
p regulates q iff p is causally upstream of q, the execution of p is not constant and varies according to specific conditions, and p influences the rate or magnitude of execution of q due to an effect either on some enabler of q or some enabler of a part of q.
regulates
p negatively regulates q iff p regulates q, and p decreases the rate or magnitude of execution of q.
negatively regulates
p positively regulates q iff p regulates q, and p increases the rate or magnitude of execution of q.
positively regulates
A relation between a material entity (such as a cell) and a process, in which the material entity has the ability to carry out the process.
capable of
c stands in this relationship to p if and only if there exists some p' such that c is capable_of p', and p' is part_of p.
capable of part of
temporally related to
p has input c iff: p is a process, c is a material entity, c is a participant in p, c is present at the start of p, and the state of c is modified during p.
has input
c acts upstream of p if and only if c enables some f that is involved in p' and p' occurs chronologically before p, is not part of p, and affects the execution of p. c is a material entity and f, p, p' are processes.
acts upstream of
c acts upstream of or within p if c is enables f, and f is causally upstream of or within p. c is a material entity and p is an process.
affects
acts upstream of or within
p is causally upstream of, positive effect q iff p is casually upstream of q, and the execution of p is required for the execution of q.
causally upstream of, positive effect
p is causally upstream of, negative effect q iff p is casually upstream of q, and the execution of p decreases the execution of q.
causally upstream of, negative effect
q characteristic of part of w if and only if there exists some p such that q inheres in p and p part of w.
characteristic of part of
A mereological relationship or a topological relationship
mereotopologically related to
c enables p iff c is capable of p and c acts to execute p.
enables
A grouping relationship for any relationship directly involving a function, or that holds because of a function of one of the related entities.
functionally related to
this relation holds between c and p when c is part of some c', and c' is capable of p.
part of structure that is capable of
c involved_in p if and only if c enables some process p', and p' is part of p
involved in
inverse of enables
enabled by
inverse of regulates
regulated by
inverse of negatively regulates
negatively regulated by
inverse of positively regulates
positively regulated by
inverse of has input
input of
x spatially_coextensive_with y if and inly if x and y have the same location
spatially coextensive with
inverse of upstream of
causally downstream of
immediately causally downstream of
p indirectly positively regulates q iff p is indirectly causally upstream of q and p positively regulates q.
indirectly positively regulates
p indirectly negatively regulates q iff p is indirectly causally upstream of q and p negatively regulates q.
indirectly negatively regulates
relation that links two events, processes, states, or objects such that one event, process, state, or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object (an effect) where the cause is partly or wholly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly or wholly dependent on the cause.
causally related to
relation that links two events, processes, states, or objects such that one event, process, state, or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object (an effect) where the cause is partly or wholly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly or wholly dependent on the cause.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality
p is causally upstream of q iff p is causally related to q, the end of p precedes the end of q, and p is not an occurrent part of q.
causally upstream of
p is immediately causally upstream of q iff p is causally upstream of q, and the end of p is coincident with the beginning of q.
immediately causally upstream of
p is 'causally upstream or within' q iff p is causally related to q, and the end of p precedes, or is coincident with, the end of q.
affects
causally upstream of or within
inverse of causally upstream of or within
causally downstream of or within
c involved in regulation of p if c is involved in some p' and p' regulates some p
involved in regulation of
c involved in regulation of p if c is involved in some p' and p' positively regulates some p
involved in positive regulation of
c involved in regulation of p if c is involved in some p' and p' negatively regulates some p
involved in negative regulation of
c involved in or regulates p if and only if either (i) c is involved in p or (ii) c is involved in regulation of p
involved in or involved in regulation of
A relationship that holds between two entities in which the processes executed by the two entities are causally connected.
interacts with
An interaction relationship in which the two partners are molecular entities that directly physically interact with each other for example via a stable binding interaction or a brief interaction during which one modifies the other.
molecularly interacts with
phosphorylates
The entity A, immediately upstream of the entity B, has an activity that regulates an activity performed by B. For example, A and B may be gene products and binding of B by A regulates the kinase activity of B.
A and B can be physically interacting but not necessarily. Immediately upstream means there are no intermediate entity between A and B.
directly regulates activity of
The entity A, immediately upstream of the entity B, has an activity that negatively regulates an activity performed by B.
For example, A and B may be gene products and binding of B by A negatively regulates the kinase activity of B.
directly negatively regulates activity of
The entity A, immediately upstream of the entity B, has an activity that positively regulates an activity performed by B.
For example, A and B may be gene products and binding of B by A positively regulates the kinase activity of B.
directly positively regulates activity of
helper property (not for use in curation)
is kinase activity
A relationship between a material entity and a process where the material entity has some causal role that influences the process
causal agent in process
p is causally related to q if and only if p or any part of p and q or any part of q are linked by a chain of events where each event pair is one where the execution of p influences the execution of q. p may be upstream, downstream, part of, or a container of q.
causal relation between processes
depends on
causal relation between entities
causally influenced by
interaction relation helper property
molecular interaction relation helper property
The entity or characteristic A is causally upstream of the entity or characteristic B, A having an effect on B. An entity corresponds to any biological type of entity as long as a mass is measurable. A characteristic corresponds to a particular specificity of an entity (e.g., phenotype, shape, size).
causally influences
p directly regulates q iff p is immediately causally upstream of q and p regulates q.
directly regulates
s 'has part structure that is capable of' p if and only if there exists some part x such that s 'has part' x and x 'capable of' p
has part structure that is capable of
A relationship that holds between a material entity and a process in which causality is involved, with either the material entity or some part of the material entity exerting some influence over the process, or the process influencing some aspect of the material entity.
causal relation between material entity and a process
Holds between c and p if and only if c is capable of some activity a, and a regulates p.
capable of regulating
Holds between c and p if and only if c is capable of some activity a, and a negatively regulates p.
capable of negatively regulating
Holds between c and p if and only if c is capable of some activity a, and a positively regulates p.
capable of positively regulating
Inverse of 'causal agent in process'
process has causal agent
p directly positively regulates q iff p is immediately causally upstream of q, and p positively regulates q.
directly positively regulates
p directly negatively regulates q iff p is immediately causally upstream of q, and p negatively regulates q.
directly negatively regulates
Holds between an entity and an process P where the entity enables some larger compound process, and that larger process has-part P.
enables subfunction
acts upstream of or within, positive effect
acts upstream of or within, negative effect
c 'acts upstream of, positive effect' p if c is enables f, and f is causally upstream of p, and the direction of f is positive
acts upstream of, positive effect
c 'acts upstream of, negative effect' p if c is enables f, and f is causally upstream of p, and the direction of f is negative
acts upstream of, negative effect
causally upstream of or within, negative effect
causally upstream of or within, positive effect
The entity A has an activity that regulates an activity of the entity B. For example, A and B are gene products where the catalytic activity of A regulates the kinase activity of B.
regulates activity of
p is indirectly causally upstream of q iff p is causally upstream of q and there exists some process r such that p is causally upstream of r and r is causally upstream of q.
indirectly causally upstream of
p indirectly regulates q iff p is indirectly causally upstream of q and p regulates q.
indirectly regulates
X device utilizes material Y means X and Y are material entities, and X is capable of some process P that has input Y.
device utilizes material
A relationship that holds between a process and a characteristic in which process (P) regulates characteristic (C) iff:Â P results in the existence of C OR affects the intensity or magnitude of C.
regulates characteristic
A relationship that holds between a process and a characteristic in which process (P) positively regulates characteristic (C) iff:Â P results in an increase in the intensity or magnitude of C.
positively regulates characteristic
A relationship that holds between a process and a characteristic in which process (P) negatively regulates characteristic (C) iff:Â P results in a decrease in the intensity or magnitude of C.
negatively regulates characteristic
hasCohort
hasSubCohort
has_data_collection_location
isSubCohortOf
GAZ:00000457
Africa
GAZ:00000465
Asia
GAZ:00000463
Australia
GAZ:00002942
Austria
GAZ:00003750
Bangladesh
GAZ:00002938
Belgium
GAZ:00002828
Brazil
GAZ:00000905
Burkina Faso
GAZ:00002560
Canada
GAZ:00000588
Central Africa
GAZ:00002891
Central America
GAZ:00002845
China
GAZ:00002901
Costa Rica
GAZ:00002719
Croatia
GAZ:00002635
Denmark
GAZ:00000556
Eastern Africa
GAZ:00002471
Eastern Asia
GAZ:00002959
Estonia
GAZ:00000567
Ethiopia
GAZ:00000464
Europe
GAZ:00002937
Finland
GAZ:00002940
France
GAZ:00002646
Germany
GAZ:00000908
Ghana
GAZ:00002945
Greece
GAZ:00000843
Iceland
GAZ:00002839
India
GAZ:00002650
Italy
GAZ:00002747
Japan
GAZ:00001101
Kenya
GAZ:00000459
Latin America and the Caribbean
GAZ:00005860
Melanesia
GAZ:00002852
Mexico
GAZ:00005862
Micronesia
GAZ:00001549
Netherlands
GAZ:00000555
Northern Africa
GAZ:00000458
Northern America
GAZ:00002699
Norway
GAZ:00000468
Oceania
GAZ:00005246
Pakistan
GAZ:00002932
Peru
GAZ:00002939
Poland
GAZ:00005861
Polynesia
GAZ:00003923
Singapore
GAZ:00000559
South-Eastern Asia
GAZ:00000459
South America
GAZ:00000553
South Africa
GAZ:00002472
South Asia
GAZ:00000553
Southern Africa
GAZ:00000591
Spain
GAZ:00002729
Sweden
GAZ:00005341
Taiwan
GAZ:00002637
United Kingdom
GAZ:00002459
United States
GAZ:00000554
Western Africa
An entity that exists in full at any time in which it exists at all, persists through time while maintaining its identity and has no temporal parts.
continuant
An entity that has temporal parts and that happens, unfolds or develops through time.
occurrent
b is an independent continuant = Def. b is a continuant which is such that there is no c and no t such that b s-depends_on c at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [017-002])
independent continuant
spatial region
p is a process = Def. p is an occurrent that has temporal proper parts and for some time t, p s-depends_on some material entity at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [083-003])
process
disposition
A specifically dependent continuant that inheres in continuant entities and are not exhibited in full at every time in which it inheres in an entity or group of entities. The exhibition or actualization of a realizable entity is a particular manifestation, functioning or process that occurs under certain circumstances.
realizable entity
quality
b is a specifically dependent continuant = Def. b is a continuant & there is some independent continuant c which is not a spatial region and which is such that b s-depends_on c at every time t during the course of b’s existence. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [050-003])
specifically dependent continuant
A realizable entity the manifestation of which brings about some result or end that is not essential to a continuant in virtue of the kind of thing that it is but that can be served or participated in by that kind of continuant in some kinds of natural, social or institutional contexts.
role
function
An independent continuant that is spatially extended whose identity is independent of that of other entities and can be maintained through time.
material entity
immaterial entity
A molecular process that can be carried out by the action of a single macromolecular machine, usually via direct physical interactions with other molecular entities. Function in this sense denotes an action, or activity, that a gene product (or a complex) performs.
gene product or complex activity
molecular_function
A molecular process that can be carried out by the action of a single macromolecular machine, usually via direct physical interactions with other molecular entities. Function in this sense denotes an action, or activity, that a gene product (or a complex) performs.
GOC:pdt
A biological process is the execution of a genetically-encoded biological module or program. It consists of all the steps required to achieve the specific biological objective of the module. A biological process is accomplished by a particular set of molecular functions carried out by specific gene products (or macromolecular complexes), often in a highly regulated manner and in a particular temporal sequence.
Wikipedia:Biological_process
single organism process
single-organism process
biological process
biological_process
A biological process is the execution of a genetically-encoded biological module or program. It consists of all the steps required to achieve the specific biological objective of the module. A biological process is accomplished by a particular set of molecular functions carried out by specific gene products (or macromolecular complexes), often in a highly regulated manner and in a particular temporal sequence.
GOC:pdt
true
Catalysis of the transfer of a phosphate group, usually from ATP, to a substrate molecule.
Reactome:R-HSA-6788855
Reactome:R-HSA-6788867
kinase activity
Catalysis of the transfer of a phosphate group, usually from ATP, to a substrate molecule.
ISBN:0198506732
Reactome:R-HSA-6788855
FN3KRP phosphorylates PsiAm, RibAm
Reactome:R-HSA-6788867
FN3K phosphorylates ketosamines
data entity
data entity
information content entity
information content entity
curation status specification
The curation status of the term. The allowed values come from an enumerated list of predefined terms. See the specification of these instances for more detailed definitions of each enumerated value.
Better to represent curation as a process with parts and then relate labels to that process (in IAO meeting)
PERSON:Bill Bug
GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
OBI_0000266
curation status specification
data about an ontology part
Data about an ontology part is a data item about a part of an ontology, for example a term
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
data about an ontology part
obsolescence reason specification
The reason for which a term has been deprecated. The allowed values come from an enumerated list of predefined terms. See the specification of these instances for more detailed definitions of each enumerated value.
The creation of this class has been inspired in part by Werner Ceusters' paper, Applying evolutionary terminology auditing to the Gene Ontology.
PERSON: Alan Ruttenberg
PERSON: Melanie Courtot
obsolescence reason specification
denotator type
The Basic Formal Ontology ontology makes a distinction between Universals and defined classes, where the formal are "natural kinds" and the latter arbitrary collections of entities.
A denotator type indicates how a term should be interpreted from an ontological perspective.
Alan Ruttenberg
Barry Smith, Werner Ceusters
denotator type
ontology module
I have placed this under 'data about an ontology part', but this can be discussed. I think this is OK if 'part' is interpreted reflexively, as an ontology module is the whole ontology rather than part of it.
ontology file
This class and it's subclasses are applied to OWL ontologies. Using an rdf:type triple will result in problems with OWL-DL. I propose that dcterms:type is instead used to connect an ontology URI with a class from this hierarchy. The class hierarchy is not disjoint, so multiple assertions can be made about a single ontology.
ontology module
base ontology module
An ontology module that comprises only of asserted axioms local to the ontology, excludes import directives, and excludes axioms or declarations from external ontologies.
base ontology module
editors ontology module
An ontology module that is intended to be directly edited, typically managed in source control, and typically not intended for direct consumption by end-users.
source ontology module
editors ontology module
main release ontology module
An ontology module that is intended to be the primary release product and the one consumed by the majority of tools.
TODO: Add logical axioms that state that a main release ontology module is derived from (directly or indirectly) an editors module
main release ontology module
bridge ontology module
An ontology module that consists entirely of axioms that connect or bridge two distinct ontology modules. For example, the Uberon-to-ZFA bridge module.
bridge ontology module
import ontology module
A subset ontology module that is intended to be imported from another ontology.
TODO: add axioms that indicate this is the output of a module extraction process.
import file
import ontology module
subset ontology module
An ontology module that is extracted from a main ontology module and includes only a subset of entities or axioms.
ontology slim
subset ontology
subset ontology module
curation subset ontology module
A subset ontology that is intended as a whitelist for curators using the ontology. Such a subset will exclude classes that curators should not use for curation.
curation subset ontology module
analysis ontology module
An ontology module that is intended for usage in analysis or discovery applications.
analysis subset ontology module
single layer ontology module
A subset ontology that is largely comprised of a single layer or strata in an ontology class hierarchy. The purpose is typically for rolling up for visualization. The classes in the layer need not be disjoint.
ribbon subset
single layer subset ontology module
exclusion subset ontology module
A subset of an ontology that is intended to be excluded for some purpose. For example, a blacklist of classes.
antislim
exclusion subset ontology module
external import ontology module
An imported ontology module that is derived from an external ontology. Derivation methods include the OWLAPI SLME approach.
external import
external import ontology module
species subset ontology module
A subset ontology that is crafted to either include or exclude a taxonomic grouping of species.
taxon subset
species subset ontology module
reasoned ontology module
An ontology module that contains axioms generated by a reasoner. The generated axioms are typically direct SubClassOf axioms, but other possibilities are available.
reasoned ontology module
generated ontology module
An ontology module that is automatically generated, for example via a SPARQL query or via template and a CSV.
TODO: Add axioms (using PROV-O?) that indicate this is the output-of some reasoning process
generated ontology module
template generated ontology module
An ontology module that is automatically generated from a template specification and fillers for slots in that template.
template generated ontology module
taxonomic bridge ontology module
taxonomic bridge ontology module
ontology module subsetted by expressivity
ontology module subsetted by expressivity
obo basic subset ontology module
A subset ontology that is designed for basic applications to continue to make certain simplifying assumptions; many of these simplifying assumptions were based on the initial version of the Gene Ontology, and have become enshrined in many popular and useful tools such as term enrichment tools.
Examples of such assumptions include: traversing the ontology graph ignoring relationship types using a naive algorithm will not lead to cycles (i.e. the ontology is a DAG); every referenced term is declared in the ontology (i.e. there are no dangling clauses).
An ontology is OBO Basic if and only if it has the following characteristics:
DAG
Unidirectional
No Dangling Clauses
Fully Asserted
Fully Labeled
No equivalence axioms
Singly labeled edges
No qualifier lists
No disjointness axioms
No owl-axioms header
No imports
obo basic subset ontology module
ontology module subsetted by OWL profile
ontology module subsetted by OWL profile
EL++ ontology module
EL++ ontology module
Geographic Area
Conceptual Entity
Country
A dependent entity that inheres in a bearer by virtue of how the bearer is related to other entities
quality
A dependent entity that inheres in a bearer by virtue of how the bearer is related to other entities
PATOC:GVG
A group of individuals grouped together based on a shared characteristic or property of interest.
EFO:0004445
NCIT:C61512
cohort
2
A study, project or consortium that compares multiple cohorts.
cohort aggregation
1000G
1000 Genomes
1000G
ANM
AddNeuroMed
AddNeuroMed Cohort
ANM
AddNeuroMed
APC
APC Trail
Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib
Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib trail
APC
APC Trail
Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib
ASAP
Advanced Study of Aortic Pathology
ASAP
AWI-Gen
Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomics studies
AWI-Gen
arcOGEN
Arthritis Research UK Osteoarthritis Genetics
arcOGEN
ACP
Asian Cancer Project
ACP
AAA
Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis Study
AAA
AEGS1
AtheroExpress
AEGS1
ARIC
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
ARIC
ADRN
Atopic Dermatitis Research Network
ADRN
ACS
Australia Cancer Study
ACS
AOCS
Australian Ovarian Cancer Study
AOCS
ATR
Australian Twin Registry
ATR
ALSPAC
AMC-PAS
Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
ALSPAC
AMC-PAS
BFM
Berlin_Frankfurt_Munster trials
BFM
BCPP
Bladder Cancer Prognosis Programme
BCPP
Brazil
Brazilian Cohort
Brazil
BCAC
Breast Cancer Association Consortium
BCAC
BRUNECK
Bruneck study
BRUNECK
CALGB
Cancer and Leukemia Group B
CALGB
TCGA
Cancer Genome Atlas
TCGA
CPS
Cancer Prevention Study
CPS
CAPS
Cancer Prostate in Sweden
CAPS
CHARM
Candesartan in Heart failure Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidit
CHARM
CAGE
Cardio-metabolic Genome Epidemiology Study
CAGE
CARDIOGENICS
Cardiogenics Study
CARDIOGENICS
CARDIoGRAMplusC4D
CHANCE
Carolina Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology
CHANCE
CARTaGENE
CARTaGENE cohort (CHU Sainte-Justine, Quebec, Canada)
CARTaGENE
CART
Center for Autism Research and Treatment
CART
CADD
Center on Antisocial Drug Dependence
CADD
CEPH
Centre dEtude du Polymorphisme Humain
CEPH
CNG
Centre National de G_notypage
CNG
CAG
Chicago Asthma Genetics
CAG
BAMSE
Children, Allergy, Milieu, Stockholm, Epidemiology
BAMSE
CAP
Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis Pharmacogenetics
CAP
Cilento
Cilento study
Cilento
COIN
COIN-B
CORSA
Colorectal Cancer Study of Austria
CORSA
CLEAR
Consortium for the Longitudinal Evaluation of African Americans with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
CLEAR
COMPASS
Consortium of Minority Population Genome-Wide Association Studies of Stroke
COMPASS
KORA
Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg
KORA
CHB
Copenhagen BB
Copenhagen Hospital Biobank
CHB
Copenhagen BB
CROATIA-KORCULA
CROATIA-Korcula Study
CROATIA-KORCULA
DGC
Danish Glostrup Cohort
DGC
DGP
Diabetes Genetics in Pakistan
DGP
DMS
Diabetes in Mexico Study
DMS
DPP
Diabetes Prevention Program
DPP
DREAM
Diabetes Reduction Assessment with Ramipril and Rosiglitazone Medication
DREAM
DIRECT
Diabetes Research on Patient Stratification
DIRECT
DHS
Dortmund Health Study
DHS
DCC
Duke Cognition Cohort
DCC
DUNDEE
DDS
Durban Diabetes Study
DDS
NELSON
Dutch and Belgian Lung Cancer Screening Trial
NELSON
DMP
Dutch Microbiome Project
DMP
ESS
Edinburgh Stroke Study
ESS
ENGAGE
ENGAGE_AF-TIMI_48
ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48
ENGAGE
ENGAGE_AF-TIMI_48
EPIGEN
ERF
Erasmus Rucphen Family Study
ERF
EB
Estonian Biobank
EB
EPIC
European Prospective Investigation into Cancer
EPIC
EPIC-Norfolk
European Prospective Investigation of Cancer-Norfolk
EPIC-Norfolk
EuroTARGET
EuroTARGET project
EuroTARGET
ELGAN
Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns
ELGAN
FAS
Fatty Acid Sensor Study
FAS
FTC
Finnish Twin Cohort Study
FTC
FINRISK
FGFP
Flemish Gut Flora Project
FGFP
GAS
Gabriel Advanced Survey
GAS
GCAT
GCAT. Genomes For Life.
GCAT
GENESIS
GAMS
Genetic Analysis of Multiple Sclerosis
GAMS
GCAN
Genetic Consortium for Anorexia Nervosa
GCAN
CRA
Genetic Epidemiology of Asthma in Costa Rica
CRA
GOMAP
Genetic Overlap between Metabolic and Psychiatric traits
GOMAP
PROFILE
Genetic Prostate cancer risk stratification for targeted screening
PROFILE
GRIso
Genetic Research in Isolated
GRIso
GoDARTS
Genetics of diabetes Audit and Research
GoDARTS
GEHA
Genetics of Healthy Aging
GEHA
GenomeAsia100K
GenomeAsia 100K project
GenomeAsia100K
GMMG
German Multiple Myeloma Study Group
GMMG
GPS
Ghana Prostate Study
GPS
GIST
Glaucoma Inheritance Study in Tasmania
GIST
HELIC
Greece Hellenic Isolated Cohorts
HELIC
HRS
Health and Retirement Study
HRS
Health2000
Health2000 Study
Health2000
HPS
Heart Protection Study
HPS
DCS
Hoorn Diabetes Care System
DCS
HDR
Hospital Discharge Register Sweden
HDR
HGI
Human Genetics Initiative
HGI
HCS
Hunter Community Study
HCS
ICR
Icelandic Cancer Registry
ICR
IMPACT
Identification of Men with a genetic predisposition to ProstAte Cancer
IMPACT
IIBDGC
IIBDGC genotyped CD study
IIBDGC
ISS
Indiana Sisters Study
ISS
INMA
INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project
INMA
ICGC
International Cancer Genome Consortium-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
ICGC
IHGC
International Headache Genetics Consortium
IHGC
IMSGC
International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium
IMSGC
ISC
International Schizophrenia Consortium
ISC
INGI
Italian Network on Genetic Isolates Studies
INGI
LMC
Leeds Melanoma Cohort
LMC
LLS
Leiden Longevity Study
LLS
LifeLines
Living-Biobank
Living Biobank
Living-Biobank
CARE
Los Angeles component of The Womens Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study
CARE
LBC
Lothian Birth Cohort
LBC
LSR
Lund Stroke Register
LSR
MARTHA
Marseille Thrombosis Association
Marseille Thrombosis Association Study
MARTHA
Marseille Thrombosis Association
MXBB
Mexican Biobank
MXBB
MIRAGE
MGS
Molecular Genetics of Schizophrenia Collaboration
MGS
MORGAM
MOnica Risk, Genetics, Archiving and Monograph
MORGAM
MONICA
Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease
MONICA
MESA
Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
MESA
MFS
Multicenter Family Study
MFS
MEC
Multiethnic Cohort Study of Diet and Health
MEC
MEGA
Multiple Environmental and Genetic Assessment of Risk Factors for Venous Thrombosis
MEGA
NHSBT
National Health Service Blood and Transplant
NHSBT
NSCCG
National Study of Colorectal Cancer Genetics
NSCCG
NTR
Netherlands Twin Registry
NTR
NECC
New England-based Case-Control Study of Ovarian Cancer
NECC
NIDDK
NBS
Nijmegen Biomedical Study
NBS
NICOLA
Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing
NICOLA
NSPHS
Northern Sweden Population Health Study
NSPHS
MOBA
MoBa
Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study
MOBA
MoBa
ORCADES
Orkney Complex Disease Study
ORCADES
ORIGIN
Outcome Reduction With Initial Glargine Intervention
Outcome Reduction With Initial Glargine Intervention Trial
ORIGIN
Outcome Reduction With Initial Glargine Intervention
OCAC
Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
OCAC
OCS
Ovarian Cancer Study
OCS
OBB
Oxford Biobank
OBB
PCL
PanCareLIFE
PCL
PEG
Parkinson Environment and Gene
PEG
PoBI
People of the British Isles
PoBI
PANIC
Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children Study
PANIC
PopCol
Population-based Colonoscopy study
PopCol
PROCARDIS
Precocious Coronary Artery Disease Study
PROCARDIS
PAMELA
Pressioni Arteriose Monitorate E Loro Associazionie
PAMELA
PIVUS
Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors
PIVUS
PAGE
Psoriasis Association Genetics Extension
PAGE
PGC
Psychiatric GWAS Consortium
PGC
Radar
Research on Adolescent Development and Relationships
Radar
RS
Rotterdam Study
RS
SLSJ
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean asthma study
SLSJ
SAHLSIS
Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke
SAHLSIS
SardiNIA
SardiNIA Study of Aging
SardiNIA
SDR
Scania Diabetes Registry
SDR
Shanghai
Shanghai Study
Shanghai
SCOT
Short Course Oncology Treatment trial
SCOT
SSC
Simons Simplex Collection
SSC
SCH
Singapore Chinese Study
SCH
SORCE
Spit
Spit for Science
Spit
SWEBIC
Sweden Bipolar Disorder Cohort
SWEBIC
STR
Swedish Twin Registry
STR
TDS
Taiwan Type 2 Diabetes Study
TDS
TEENAGE
TEENs of Attica: Genes and Environment
TEENAGE
ELSA
The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
ELSA
Fenland
The Fenland Study
Fenland
HGF
The Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
HGF
MANOLIS
The MANOLIS cohort
MANOLIS
Netherlands
The Netherlands AAA GWAS dataset
Netherlands
NBM
The Norwegian Biobank for Myeloma
NBM
PROMIS
The Pakistan Risk Of Myocardial Infarction Study
PROMIS
SMART
The Secondary Manifestations of ARTerial disease study
SMART
HSIEA
THISEAS
The Hellenic study of Interactions between SNPs & Eating in Atherosclerosis
The Hellenic study of Interactions between Single nucleotide polymorphisms and Eating in Atherosclerosis Susceptibility
HSIEA
THISEAS
The Hellenic study of Interactions between SNPs & Eating in Atherosclerosis
TNT
Treating to New Targets
TNT
TEDS
Twins Early Development Study
TEDS
T1DGC
Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium
T1DGC
TwinsUK
UK Adult Twin Register
TwinsUK
UKB
UK Biobank
UKB
UKBEC
UK Brain Expression Consortium
UKBEC
UKCCS
UK Childhood Cancer Study
UKCCS
UKHLS
UK Household Longitudinal Study
UKHLS
UKIBD Genetics Consortium
UKIBDGC
UK Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium
UKIBD Genetics Consortium
UKIBDGC
VIKING
Viking Health Study
VIKING
WTCCC
Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium
WTCCC
BCC
Basquecolon cohort
BCC
INTERVAL study
CONVERGE
GENIE
Gene-Environmental Interaction and phenotype study
GENIE
CAS
China Atherosclerosis Study
CAS
DIPP
Diabetes Prediction and Prevention
DIPP
FGENTCARD
Functional genomic diagnostic tools for coronary artery disease
FGENTCARD
GCKD
German Chronic Kidney Disease Study
GCKD
GLS
German Longevity Study
GLS
GRACE_Genetics
Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
GRACE_Genetics
TwinGene
TwinGene Study
TwinGene
ULSAM
Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men
ULSAM
BLSA
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Ageing
BLSA
MNDA
Motor Neuron Disease Biobank study
MNDA
DC
Diabetic Cohort
DC
Ely
Ely Study
Ely
GASP
Genetic Asthma Susceptibility to Indoor Pollution in Peru
GASP
PPMI
Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative
PPMI
PEC
Psychosis Endophenotype Consortium
PEC
SHIP
Study of Health in Pomerania
SHIP
CHRIS
The Cooperative Health Research in South Tyrol
CHRIS
HEALS
The Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study
HEALS
TwinGene Registry
temporary unclassified
WWF:AA1310
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1310
Western Australian Mulga Shrublands Ecoregion
https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/deserts-and-xeric-shrublands
Australasia Ecoregion
WWF:AA1309
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1309
Tirari-Sturt Stony Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AA1308
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1308
Simpson Desert Region
WWF:AA1307
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1307
Pilbara Shrublands Ecoregion
WWF:AA1301
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1301
Carnarvon Xeric Shrublands Ecoregion
WWF:AA1302
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1302
Central Ranges Xeric Shrub Ecoregion
WWF:AA1303
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1303
Gibson Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AA1304
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1304
The Great Sandy-Tanami Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AA1305
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1305
Great Victoria Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AA1306
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa1306
Nullarbor Plains Xeric Shrubland Ecoregion
https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/deserts-and-xeric-shrublands
Afrotropical Ecoregion
WWF:AT1322
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1322
Succulent Karoo Ecoregion
WWF:AT1321
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1321
Yemen and Saudi Arabia Ecoregion
WWF:AT1320
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1320
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Oman Ecoregion
WWF:AT1319
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1319
Somali Montane Xeric Woodland Ecoregion
WWF:AT1318
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1318
Socotran Archipelago Ecoregion
WWF:AT1317
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1317
Red Sea Coastal Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AT1316
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1316
Namibian Savanna Woodland Ecoregion
WWF:AT1315
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1315
Namib Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AT1314
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1314
Nama Karoo Ecoregion
WWF:AT1313
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1313
Masai Xeric Grasslands and Shrublands Ecoregion
WWF:AT1312
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1312
Madagascar Succulent Woodlands Ecoregion
WWF:AT1311
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1311
Madagascar Spiny Thickets Ecoregion
WWF:AT1310
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1310
Kaokoveld Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AT1309
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1309
Kalahari Xeric Savanna Ecoregion
WWF:AT1308
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1308
Ile Europa and Bassas da India Ecoregion
WWF:AT1307
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1307
Hobyo Grassland and Shrubland Ecoregion
WWF:AT1306
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1306
Oman and United Arab Emirates Ecoregion
WWF:AT1305
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1305
Ethiopian Xeric Grasslands and Shrublands Ecoregion
WWF:AT1304
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1304
Eritrean Coastal Desert Ecoregion
WWF:AT1303
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1303
East Saharan Montane Xeric Woodland Ecoregion
WWF:AT1302
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1302
Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia Ecoregion
WWF:AT1301
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1301
Aldabra Island Xeric Scrub Ecoregion
Indo-Malay Ecoregion
WWF:IM1304
Southern Asia: Western India into Pakistan
Thar Desert
WWF:IM1303
Southern Asia: Eastern India and western Pakistan
Northwestern Thorn Scrub Forests
Stellar radiation emitted from Sol.
Solar radiation
example to be eventually removed
example to be eventually removed
failed exploratory term
The term was initially used in an attempt to structure part of the ontology, but in retrospect failed to do a good job.
Terms created as placeholders with the expectation of being permanent should instead be deprecated using the "placeholder removed" (obo:IAO_0000226) justification.
Person:Alan Ruttenberg
failed exploratory term
metadata complete
Class has all its metadata, but is either not guaranteed to be in its final location in the asserted IS_A hierarchy or refers to another class that is not complete.
metadata complete
organizational term
The term was created to ease viewing/sorting terms for development purposes, but will not be included in a release.
organizational term
ready for release
Class has undergone final review, is ready for use, and will be included in the next release. Any class lacking "ready_for_release" should be considered likely to change place in hierarchy, have its definition refined, or be obsoleted in the next release. Those classes deemed "ready_for_release" will also derived from a chain of ancestor classes that are also "ready_for_release."
ready for release
metadata incomplete
Class is being worked on; however, the metadata (including definition) are not complete or sufficiently clear to the branch editors.
metadata incomplete
uncurated
Nothing done yet beyond assigning a unique class ID and proposing a preferred term.
uncurated
pending final vetting
All definitions, placement in the asserted IS_A hierarchy and required minimal metadata are complete. The class is awaiting a final review by someone other than the term editor.
pending final vetting
Core is an instance of a grouping of terms from an ontology or ontologies. It is used by the ontology to identify main classes.
PERSON: Alan Ruttenberg
PERSON: Melanie Courtot
obsolete_core
true
placeholder removed
The term was created to temporarily stand in for a semantic purpose, but is no longer needed, typically due to another permanent term being defined.
This reason is appropriate for a temporary term even if no permanent term is defined; for example if the need for the term no longer exists. If a permanent (replacement) term is defined, the deprecated term should reference the replacement with IAO:0100001. If no replacement is defined, it may be appropriate to reference alternative terms with oboInOwl:consider.
placeholder removed
terms merged
The term has been combined with one or more other terms to create a more encompassing (merged) term.
The deprecated term should reference the merged term with obo:IAO_0100001. The replacement term should reference the original terms as sources using obo:RO_0001000 (derives_from). An editor note should explain what were the merged terms and the reason for the merge.
terms merged
term imported
The term has been replaced by a term imported from another ontology.
This is to be used when the original term has been replaced by a term imported from an other ontology. The deprecated term should reference the imported term with obo:IAO_0100001.
term imported
term split
The term has been split into two or more new terms.
This is to be used when a term has been split in two or more new terms. An editor note should indicate the reason for the split. The deprecated term should reference the replacement terms with obo:IAO_0100001.
term split
universal
Hard to give a definition for. Intuitively a "natural kind" rather than a collection of any old things, which a class is able to be, formally. At the meta level, universals are defined as positives, are disjoint with their siblings, have single asserted parents.
Alan Ruttenberg
A Formal Theory of Substances, Qualities, and Universals, http://ontology.buffalo.edu/bfo/SQU.pdf
universal
defined class
A defined class is a class that is defined by a set of logically necessary and sufficient conditions but is not a universal
"definitions", in some readings, always are given by necessary and sufficient conditions. So one must be careful (and this is difficult sometimes) to distinguish between defined classes and universal.
Alan Ruttenberg
defined class
named class expression
A named class expression is a logical expression that is given a name. The name can be used in place of the expression.
named class expressions are used in order to have more concise logical definition but their extensions may not be interesting classes on their own. In languages such as OWL, with no provisions for macros, these show up as actuall classes. Tools may with to not show them as such, and to replace uses of the macros with their expansions
Alan Ruttenberg
named class expression
to be replaced with external ontology term
Terms with this status should eventually replaced with a term from another ontology.
Alan Ruttenberg
group:OBI
to be replaced with external ontology term
requires discussion
A term that is metadata complete, has been reviewed, and problems have been identified that require discussion before release. Such a term requires editor note(s) to identify the outstanding issues.
Alan Ruttenberg
group:OBI
requires discussion
The term was added to the ontology on the assumption it was in scope, but it turned out later that it was not.
This obsolesence reason should be used conservatively. Typical valid examples in disease ontologies are: unnecessary class grouping; mistaked creation of a disease associated to a phenotype.
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/77
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
out of scope
The term was added to the ontology on the assumption it was a valid domain entity, but it turns out the entity does not exist in reality.
This obsolesence reason should be used conservatively. For example: Obsoleting class that describes a breed of cow based on a record in an existing database, that was later retracted as faulty (breed does not exist). Do not use this term to obsolete a historic concept (that was once valid, but not anymore).
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/136
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-7153
domain entity does not exist
inferring direct neg reg edge from input to regulatory subfunction
inferring direct positive reg edge from input to regulatory subfunction
effector input is compound function input
Input of effector is input of its parent MF
if effector directly negatively regulates X, its parent MF directly negatively regulates X
'causally downstream of' and 'overlaps' should be disjoint properties (a SWRL rule is required because these are non-simple properties).
'causally upstream of' and 'overlaps' should be disjoint properties (a SWRL rule is required because these are non-simple properties).