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Class: MaterialSample

A sample is a limited quantity of something (e.g. an individual or set of individuals from a population, or a portion of a substance) to be used for testing, analysis, inspection, investigation, demonstration, or trial use. [SIO]

URI: biolink:MaterialSample

classDiagram class MaterialSample SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- MaterialSample PhysicalEntity <|-- MaterialSample MaterialSample : category MaterialSample : description MaterialSample : full_name MaterialSample : has_attribute MaterialSample --|> attribute : has_attribute MaterialSample : id MaterialSample : iri MaterialSample : name MaterialSample : provided_by MaterialSample : synonym MaterialSample : type MaterialSample : xref

Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
provided_by 0..*
String		 The value in this node property represents the knowledge provider that create... NamedThing
xref 0..*
Uriorcurie		 A database cross reference or alternative identifier for a NamedThing or edge... NamedThing
full_name 0..1
LabelType		 a long-form human readable name for a thing NamedThing
synonym 0..*
LabelType		 Alternate human-readable names for a thing NamedThing
id 1..1
String		 A unique identifier for an entity Entity
iri 0..1
IriType		 An IRI for an entity Entity
category 1..*
CategoryType		 Name of the high level ontology class in which this entity is categorized Entity
type 0..*
String		 Entity
name 0..1
LabelType		 A human-readable name for an attribute or entity Entity
description 0..1
NarrativeText		 a human-readable description of an entity Entity
has_attribute 0..*
Attribute		 connects any entity to an attribute Entity

Usages

used by used in type used
MaterialSampleDerivationAssociation subject range MaterialSample
MaterialSampleToDiseaseOrPhenotypicFeatureAssociation subject range MaterialSample

Aliases

  • biospecimen
  • sample
  • biosample
  • physical sample

Identifier and Mapping Information

Valid ID Prefixes

Instances of this class should have identifiers with one of the following prefixes:

  • BIOSAMPLE

  • GOLD.META

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/biolink/biolink-model

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self biolink:MaterialSample
native biolink:MaterialSample
exact OBI:0000747, SIO:001050

LinkML Source

Direct

name: material sample
id_prefixes:
- BIOSAMPLE
- GOLD.META
description: A sample is a limited quantity of something (e.g. an individual or set
  of individuals from a population, or a portion of a substance) to be used for testing,
  analysis, inspection, investigation, demonstration, or trial use. [SIO]
from_schema: https://w3id.org/biolink/biolink-model
aliases:
- biospecimen
- sample
- biosample
- physical sample
exact_mappings:
- OBI:0000747
- SIO:001050
is_a: physical entity
mixins:
- subject of investigation