Slot: in_taxon
connects an entity to its taxonomic classification. Only certain kinds of entities can be taxonomically classified; see 'thing with taxon'
URI: [biolink:in_taxon](https://w3id.org/biolink/vocab/in_taxon)
Alias: in_taxon
## Inheritance
* [related_to](related_to.md)
* [related_to_at_instance_level](related_to_at_instance_level.md)
* **in_taxon**
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [ThingWithTaxon](ThingWithTaxon.md) | A mixin that can be used on any entity that can be taxonomically classified | 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 |
| [GeneAnnotation](GeneAnnotation.md) | Represents a single gene | no |
| [GenomeAnnotation](GenomeAnnotation.md) | Represents a genome annotation | no |
| [GenomeAssembly](GenomeAssembly.md) | Represents a genome assembly | no |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [OrganismTaxon](OrganismTaxon.md) |
| Domain | [ThingWithTaxon](ThingWithTaxon.md) |
| Domain Of | [ThingWithTaxon](ThingWithTaxon.md), [BiologicalEntity](BiologicalEntity.md), [Gene](Gene.md), [Genome](Genome.md) |
| Slot URI | [biolink:in_taxon](https://w3id.org/biolink/vocab/in_taxon) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Multivalued | Yes |
### Slot Characteristics
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Inherited | Yes |
| Owner | [ThingWithTaxon](ThingWithTaxon.md) |
## In Subsets
* [TranslatorMinimal](TranslatorMinimal.md)
## Aliases
* instance of
* is organism source of gene product
* organism has gene
* gene found in organism
* gene product has organism source
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Annotations
| property | value |
| --- | --- |
| canonical_predicate | True |
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/bke-taxonomy
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | biolink:in_taxon |
| native | bican:in_taxon |
| exact | RO:0002162, WIKIDATA_PROPERTY:P703 |
| narrow | RO:0002160 |
## LinkML Source
name: in taxon
definition_uri: https://w3id.org/biolink/vocab/in_taxon
annotations:
canonical_predicate:
tag: canonical_predicate
value: true
description: connects an entity to its taxonomic classification. Only certain kinds
of entities can be taxonomically classified; see 'thing with taxon'
in_subset:
- translator_minimal
from_schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/bke-taxonomy
aliases:
- instance of
- is organism source of gene product
- organism has gene
- gene found in organism
- gene product has organism source
exact_mappings:
- RO:0002162
- WIKIDATA_PROPERTY:P703
narrow_mappings:
- RO:0002160
rank: 1000
is_a: related to at instance level
domain: thing with taxon
slot_uri: biolink:in_taxon
inherited: true
alias: in_taxon
owner: thing with taxon
domain_of:
- thing with taxon
- biological entity
- gene
- genome
range: organism taxon
multivalued: true