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Class: SubjectOfInvestigation

Description: An entity that has the role of being studied in an investigation, study, or experiment
classDiagram class SubjectOfInvestigation SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- MaterialSample SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- OrganismalEntity SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- Virus SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- CellularOrganism SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- Mammal SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- Human SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- IndividualOrganism SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- PopulationOfIndividualOrganisms SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- CellLine SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- Case SubjectOfInvestigation <|-- Cohort

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Mixin Usage

mixed into description
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]
OrganismalEntity A named entity that is either a part of an organism, a whole organism, population or clade of organisms, excluding chemical entities
Virus A virus is a microorganism that replicates itself as a microRNA and infects the host cell.
CellularOrganism An organism that contains one or more cells belonging to the cellular lineages of life (Archaea, Bacteria, or Eukaryota), whose body consists of one or more cells. Distinguished from acellular biological entities such as viruses and viroids.
Mammal None
Human None
IndividualOrganism An instance of an organism. For example, Charles Darwin, my pet cat.
PopulationOfIndividualOrganisms A collection of individuals from the same taxonomic class distinguished by one or more characteristics. Characteristics can include, but are not limited to, shared geographic location, genetics, phenotypes.
CellLine A cultured cell population that is genetically stable and homogeneous, sharing a common propagation history through successive passages in culture.
Case An individual (human) organism that has a patient role in some clinical context.
Cohort A group of people banded together or treated as a group who share common characteristics. A cohort 'study' is a particular form of longitudinal study that samples a cohort, performing a cross-section at intervals through time.

LinkML Source

name: subject of investigation
description: An entity that has the role of being studied in an investigation, study,
  or experiment
from_schema: https://w3id.org/biolink/vocab/
mixin: true