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
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
 
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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. 
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Range: Entity 
- satisfies 0..1
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Description: satisfies is a relation between an entity and the specification or objective that it conforms to. 
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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
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Description: a derives to b if and only if a or some part thereof is consumed in the formation of b. 
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Range: Object 
 
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