VIVO-Integrated Semantic Framework

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Preferred Name

Biological Specimen
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Definitions

Should have relationship to Organism Material entity that is a portion or quantity of a biological material for use in testing, examination, or study. A biological specimen can be an individual animal, a population of organisms, or is a part of or derived from an animal, plant, part of a plant, or microorganism. When a taxon is described, it is typically based on a single specimen and is referred to as the holotype.
ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ERO_0000020
comment

Should have relationship to Organism
alternative term

biospecimen
definition

Material entity that is a portion or quantity of a biological material for use in testing, examination, or study. A biological specimen can be an individual animal, a population of organisms, or is a part of or derived from an animal, plant, part of a plant, or microorganism. When a taxon is described, it is typically based on a single specimen and is referred to as the holotype.
definition source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specimen
derives from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026
editor preferred term

biological specimen
example of usage

Heart tissue obtained from an organism.
has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000120
label

Biological Specimen
prefixIRI

ERO:0000020
prefLabel

Biological Specimen
term editor

PERSON: Melissa Haendel
subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000040
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