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Class: Observation

One measurement on one sample, e.g. the relative abundance of a taxon or the presence of a gene.

URI: [sosa:Observation](http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/Observation)
 classDiagram
    class Observation
    click Observation href "../Observation/"
      NamedThing <|-- Observation
        click NamedThing href "../NamedThing/"

      Observation : description

      Observation : has_feature_of_interest





        Observation --> "1" Sample : has_feature_of_interest
        click Sample href "../Sample/"



      Observation : id

      Observation : is_about

      Observation : name

      Observation : observed_property

      Observation : result_time

      Observation : simple_result

      Observation : unit

      Observation : used_procedure

## Inheritance * [NamedThing](NamedThing.md) * **Observation** ## Class Properties | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Class URI | [sosa:Observation](http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/Observation) | ## Slots | Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [has_feature_of_interest](has_feature_of_interest.md) | 1
[Sample](Sample.md) | The sample the observation was made on | direct | | [observed_property](observed_property.md) | 1
[Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) | e | direct | | [is_about](is_about.md) | 1
[Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) | What was measured - a taxon, a gene record (micokg:gene/ | direct | | [simple_result](simple_result.md) | 0..1
[Float](Float.md) | The measured value | direct | | [unit](unit.md) | 0..1
[Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) | Unit of the result, as a QUDT or UO identifier | direct | | [used_procedure](used_procedure.md) | 0..1
[Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) | Assay (OBI) or tool/workflow (bio | direct | | [result_time](result_time.md) | 0..1
[Date](Date.md) | Date the result was produced | direct | | [id](id.md) | 1
[Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) | CURIE or IRI | [NamedThing](NamedThing.md) | | [name](name.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | Human-readable label | [NamedThing](NamedThing.md) | | [description](description.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | Free-text description | [NamedThing](NamedThing.md) | ## Usages | used by | used in | type | used | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Container](Container.md) | [observations](observations.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [Association](Association.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [TaxonDiseaseAssociation](TaxonDiseaseAssociation.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [TaxonHabitatAssociation](TaxonHabitatAssociation.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [TaxonHostAssociation](TaxonHostAssociation.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [TaxonMetaboliteAssociation](TaxonMetaboliteAssociation.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [DietTaxonAssociation](DietTaxonAssociation.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [DietMetaboliteAssociation](DietMetaboliteAssociation.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | | [MetaboliteDiseaseAssociation](MetaboliteDiseaseAssociation.md) | [derived_from](derived_from.md) | range | [Observation](Observation.md) | ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/micokg ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | sosa:Observation | | native | micokg:Observation | ## LinkML Source ### Direct
name: Observation
description: One measurement on one sample, e.g. the relative abundance of a taxon
  or the presence of a gene.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
is_a: NamedThing
slots:
- has_feature_of_interest
- observed_property
- is_about
- simple_result
- unit
- used_procedure
- result_time
slot_usage:
  has_feature_of_interest:
    name: has_feature_of_interest
    required: true
  observed_property:
    name: observed_property
    required: true
  is_about:
    name: is_about
    required: true
class_uri: sosa:Observation
### Induced
name: Observation
description: One measurement on one sample, e.g. the relative abundance of a taxon
  or the presence of a gene.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
is_a: NamedThing
slot_usage:
  has_feature_of_interest:
    name: has_feature_of_interest
    required: true
  observed_property:
    name: observed_property
    required: true
  is_about:
    name: is_about
    required: true
attributes:
  has_feature_of_interest:
    name: has_feature_of_interest
    description: The sample the observation was made on.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: sosa:hasFeatureOfInterest
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: Sample
    required: true
  observed_property:
    name: observed_property
    description: e.g. micokg:property/relative_abundance, micokg:property/gene_presence.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: sosa:observedProperty
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  is_about:
    name: is_about
    description: What was measured - a taxon, a gene record (micokg:gene/...) or a
      metabolite.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: sio:SIO_000332
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  simple_result:
    name: simple_result
    description: The measured value. Use 0 for tested and not detected; omit what
      was not tested.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: sosa:hasSimpleResult
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: float
  unit:
    name: unit
    description: Unit of the result, as a QUDT or UO identifier.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: qudt:unit
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: uriorcurie
  used_procedure:
    name: used_procedure
    description: Assay (OBI) or tool/workflow (bio.tools, WorkflowHub) identifier.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: sosa:usedProcedure
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: uriorcurie
  result_time:
    name: result_time
    description: Date the result was produced.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: sosa:resultTime
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: date
  id:
    name: id
    description: CURIE or IRI. Reuse ontology IDs; mint micokg:<type>/<local-id> for
      instances.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    identifier: true
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: Human-readable label.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: rdfs:label
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: Free-text description.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/micokg
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dct:description
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    range: string
class_uri: sosa:Observation