Class: BiolinkEntity

Abstract parent for NAMO classes that stand in for a class in the Biolink Model.

* __NOTE__: this is an abstract class and should not be instantiated directly URI: [namo:BiolinkEntity](https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/namo/BiolinkEntity)

classDiagram class BiolinkEntity click BiolinkEntity href "../BiolinkEntity/" BiolinkEntity <|-- OrganismTaxon click OrganismTaxon href "../OrganismTaxon/" BiolinkEntity <|-- Cell click Cell href "../Cell/" BiolinkEntity <|-- GrossAnatomicalStructure click GrossAnatomicalStructure href "../GrossAnatomicalStructure/" BiolinkEntity <|-- PhenotypicFeature click PhenotypicFeature href "../PhenotypicFeature/" BiolinkEntity <|-- LifeStage click LifeStage href "../LifeStage/" BiolinkEntity <|-- EnvironmentalExposure click EnvironmentalExposure href "../EnvironmentalExposure/" BiolinkEntity : description BiolinkEntity : id BiolinkEntity : name

## Inheritance * **BiolinkEntity** * [OrganismTaxon](OrganismTaxon.md) * [Cell](Cell.md) * [GrossAnatomicalStructure](GrossAnatomicalStructure.md) * [PhenotypicFeature](PhenotypicFeature.md) * [LifeStage](LifeStage.md) * [EnvironmentalExposure](EnvironmentalExposure.md) ## Slots | Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [id](id.md) | 1
[Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) | A unique identifier for a thing | direct | | [name](name.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | A human-readable name for a thing | direct | | [description](description.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | A human-readable description for a thing | direct | ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/namo ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | namo:BiolinkEntity | | native | namo:BiolinkEntity | ## LinkML Source ### Direct

name: BiolinkEntity
description: Abstract parent for NAMO classes that stand in for a class in the Biolink
  Model.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/namo
abstract: true
slots:
- id
- name
- description

### Induced

name: BiolinkEntity
description: Abstract parent for NAMO classes that stand in for a class in the Biolink
  Model.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/namo
abstract: true
attributes:
  id:
    name: id
    description: A unique identifier for a thing
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/namo
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:identifier
    identifier: true
    owner: BiolinkEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - Reference
    - BiolinkEntity
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: A human-readable name for a thing
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/namo
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:name
    owner: BiolinkEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - BiolinkEntity
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: A human-readable description for a thing
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/namo
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    owner: BiolinkEntity
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - BiolinkEntity
    range: string