Slot: matrix_type
Whether this matrix contains normalized expression values or raw counts.
URI: [bican:matrix_type](https://identifiers.org/brain-bican/vocab/matrix_type)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [ExpressionMatrix](ExpressionMatrix.md) | A cell-by-gene matrix of molecular measurements | no |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [ExpressionMatrixType](ExpressionMatrixType.md) |
| Domain Of | [ExpressionMatrix](ExpressionMatrix.md) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
### Slot Characteristics
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Owner | [ExpressionMatrix](ExpressionMatrix.md) |
## In Subsets
* [X](X.md)
* [Raw](Raw.md)
* [Data](Data.md)
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Annotations
| property | value |
| --- | --- |
| ait_location | (derived: normalized if read from X, raw_count if read from raw.X) |
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/cell-taxonomy
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | bican:matrix_type |
| native | bican:matrix_type |
## LinkML Source
name: matrix_type
annotations:
ait_location:
tag: ait_location
value: '(derived: normalized if read from X, raw_count if read from raw.X)'
description: Whether this matrix contains normalized expression values or raw counts.
in_subset:
- X
- raw
- data
from_schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/cell-taxonomy
rank: 1000
owner: ExpressionMatrix
domain_of:
- ExpressionMatrix
range: ExpressionMatrixType