Difference between revisions of "Relating taxa to phenotypes"
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==Defining ''exhibits''== | ==Defining ''exhibits''== | ||
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| − | A taxon X exhibits phenotype Y if phenotype Y has been observed in some organism which is a member of taxon X. | + | A taxon X ''exhibits'' phenotype Y if phenotype Y has been observed in some organism which is a member of taxon X. |
===Discussion=== | ===Discussion=== | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 4 February 2009
In Phenoscape, we are annotating the phenotypes of species, as described in systematic literature. Because we are working within an ontological framework, we require a well-defined relation to link a taxon to a phenotype. This page describes the properties of, and issues related to, our proposed relation, exhibits.
Defining exhibits
Proposed definition
A taxon X exhibits phenotype Y if phenotype Y has been observed in some organism which is a member of taxon X.
