Difference between revisions of "Taxonomic Rank Ontology"

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A taxonomic rank ontology allows particular taxa to be treated as historical individuals instead of as universal types.
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[[Image:TaxonomicRankDiagram.png|750px|thumb|Taxonomic rank ontology and sample instance data.  The ontology terms are surrounded by a grey background.  The "Continuant" term would reside in an upper ontology such as [http://www.ifomis.org/bfo BFO].  The instance data constitute a particular taxonomy.]]  
 
[[Image:TaxonomicRankDiagram.png|750px|thumb|Taxonomic rank ontology and sample instance data.  The ontology terms are surrounded by a grey background.  The "Continuant" term would reside in an upper ontology such as [http://www.ifomis.org/bfo BFO].  The instance data constitute a particular taxonomy.]]  
  
 
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Revision as of 16:23, 28 April 2008

A taxonomic rank ontology allows particular taxa to be treated as historical individuals instead of as universal types.

Taxonomic rank ontology and sample instance data. The ontology terms are surrounded by a grey background. The "Continuant" term would reside in an upper ontology such as BFO. The instance data constitute a particular taxonomy.