Class: Organism

A biological organisn is a biological entity that consists of one or more cells and is capable of genomic replication (independently or not).

URI: sio:Organism

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Parents

  • is_a: BiologicalEntity - A biological entity is a heterogeneous substance that contains genomic material or is the product of a biological process.

Children

  • CellularOrganism - A cellular organism is an organism that contains one or more cells.
  • Host - A host is an organism that harbors a parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter.
  • Non-cellularOrganism - A non-cellular organism is an organism that does not contain a cell.
  • Pathogen - A pathogen or infectious agent is a microorganism that causes disease in its host.
  • Strain - A strain is a genetic variant or kind of microorganism.

Referenced by Class

Attributes

Inherited from BiologicalEntity:

  • hasCreator 0..1
    • Description: has creator is a relation between an entity and that which created it.
    • Range: Entity
  • hasAttribute 0..1

    • Description: has attribute is a relation that associates a entity with an attribute where an attribute is an intrinsic characteristic such as a quality, capability, disposition, function, or is an externally derived attribute determined from some descriptor (e.g. a quantity, position, label/identifier) either directly or indirectly through generalization of entities of the same type.

    • Range: Entity

    • satisfies 0..1
    • Description: satisfies is a relation between an entity and the specification or objective that it conforms to.

    • Range: Description

    • isRelatedTo 0..1
    • Description: A is related to B iff there is some relation between A and B.
    • Range: Entity
    • derivesInto 0..1
    • Description: a derives to b if and only if a or some part thereof is consumed in the formation of b.

    • Range: Object