Slot: category
Name of the high level ontology class in which this entity is categorized. Corresponds to the label for the biolink entity type class. In a neo4j database this MAY correspond to the neo4j label tag. In an RDF database it should be a biolink model class URI. This field is multi-valued. It should include values for ancestors of the biolink class; for example, a protein such as Shh would have category values biolink:Protein, biolink:GeneProduct, biolink:MolecularEntity. In an RDF database, nodes will typically have an rdf:type triples. This can be to the most specific biolink class, or potentially to a class more specific than something in biolink. For example, a sequence feature f may have a rdf:type assertion to a SO class such as TF_binding_site, which is more specific than anything in biolink. Here we would have categories {biolink:GenomicEntity, biolink:MolecularEntity, biolink:NamedThing}
URI: [biolink:category](https://w3id.org/biolink/vocab/category)
## Inheritance
* [type](type.md)
* **category**
* [named_thing_category](named_thing_category.md)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Entity](Entity.md) | Root Biolink Model class for all things and informational relationships, real... | no |
| [Cell](Cell.md) | A single cell observation in the taxonomy; corresponds to one row in the obs ... | no |
| [CellTypeSet](CellTypeSet.md) | A named annotation level in the taxonomy hierarchy (e | no |
| [CellTypeTaxon](CellTypeTaxon.md) | A node in the cell type taxonomy representing a unit of cell type classificat... | no |
| [CellTypeTaxonomy](CellTypeTaxonomy.md) | A systematic classification of cell types and their hierarchical relationship... | no |
| [ClusterSet](ClusterSet.md) | The set of clusters produced by a single clustering run | no |
| [Cluster](Cluster.md) | A single cluster resulting from a clustering algorithm; groups cells with sim... | no |
| [ExpressionMatrix](ExpressionMatrix.md) | A cell-by-gene matrix of molecular measurements | no |
| [Embedding](Embedding.md) | A dimensionality reduction of the cell-by-gene matrix (e | no |
| [Attribute](Attribute.md) | A property or characteristic of an entity | no |
| [NamedThing](NamedThing.md) | a databased entity or concept/class | yes |
| [OrganismTaxon](OrganismTaxon.md) | A classification of a set of organisms | no |
| [StudyResult](StudyResult.md) | A collection of data items from a study that are about a particular study sub... | no |
| [RelativeFrequencyAnalysisResult](RelativeFrequencyAnalysisResult.md) | A result of a relative frequency analysis | no |
| [InformationContentEntity](InformationContentEntity.md) | a piece of information that typically describes some topic of discourse or is... | no |
| [Dataset](Dataset.md) | an item that refers to a collection of data from a data source | no |
| [PhysicalEntity](PhysicalEntity.md) | An entity that has material reality (a | no |
| [Activity](Activity.md) | An activity is something that occurs over a period of time and acts upon or w... | no |
| [Procedure](Procedure.md) | A series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner | no |
| [MaterialSample](MaterialSample.md) | A sample is a limited quantity of something (e | no |
| [BiologicalEntity](BiologicalEntity.md) | | no |
| [Gene](Gene.md) | A region (or regions) that includes all of the sequence elements necessary to... | no |
| [Genome](Genome.md) | A genome is the sum of genetic material within a cell or virion | no |
| [VersionedNamedThing](VersionedNamedThing.md) | An iteration of the biolink:NamedThing class that stores metadata about the o... | no |
| [Checksum](Checksum.md) | Checksum values associated with digital entities | no |
| [GeneAnnotation](GeneAnnotation.md) | Represents a single gene | no |
| [GenomeAnnotation](GenomeAnnotation.md) | Represents a genome annotation | no |
| [GenomeAssembly](GenomeAssembly.md) | Represents a genome assembly | no |
| [ImageDataset](ImageDataset.md) | An image dataset is versioned release of a multidimensional regular grid of m... | no |
| [AnatomicalSpace](AnatomicalSpace.md) | An anatomical space is versioned release of a mathematical space with a defin... | no |
| [ParcellationTerminology](ParcellationTerminology.md) | A parcellation terminology is a versioned release set of terms that can be us... | no |
| [ParcellationTermSet](ParcellationTermSet.md) | A parcellation term set is the set of parcellation terms within a specific pa... | no |
| [ParcellationTerm](ParcellationTerm.md) | A parcellation term is an individual term within a specific parcellation term... | no |
| [ParcellationColorScheme](ParcellationColorScheme.md) | A parcellation color scheme is a versioned release color palette that can be ... | no |
| [AnatomicalAnnotationSet](AnatomicalAnnotationSet.md) | An anatomical annotation set is a versioned release of a set of anatomical an... | no |
| [ParcellationAtlas](ParcellationAtlas.md) | A parcellation atlas is a versioned release reference used to guide experimen... | no |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) |
| Domain | [Entity](Entity.md) |
| Domain Of | [Entity](Entity.md) |
| Slot URI | [biolink:category](https://w3id.org/biolink/vocab/category) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Multivalued | Yes |
### Slot Characteristics
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Designates Type | Yes |
| Owner | [Entity](Entity.md) |
| Is Class Field | Yes |
## In Subsets
* [TranslatorMinimal](TranslatorMinimal.md)
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/cell-taxonomy
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | biolink:category |
| native | bican:category |
## LinkML Source
name: category
definition_uri: https://w3id.org/biolink/vocab/category
description: Name of the high level ontology class in which this entity is categorized.
Corresponds to the label for the biolink entity type class. In a neo4j database
this MAY correspond to the neo4j label tag. In an RDF database it should be a biolink
model class URI. This field is multi-valued. It should include values for ancestors
of the biolink class; for example, a protein such as Shh would have category values
`biolink:Protein`, `biolink:GeneProduct`, `biolink:MolecularEntity`. In an RDF database,
nodes will typically have an rdf:type triples. This can be to the most specific
biolink class, or potentially to a class more specific than something in biolink.
For example, a sequence feature `f` may have a rdf:type assertion to a SO class
such as TF_binding_site, which is more specific than anything in biolink. Here we
would have categories {biolink:GenomicEntity, biolink:MolecularEntity, biolink:NamedThing}
in_subset:
- translator_minimal
from_schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/cell-taxonomy
rank: 1000
is_a: type
domain: entity
slot_uri: biolink:category
designates_type: true
owner: entity
domain_of:
- entity
is_class_field: true
range: uriorcurie
multivalued: true