nucleic acid
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/NucleicAcid
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/MolecularEntity/
SubClass Of: organic molecular entity
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › molecular entity › organic molecular entity › nucleic acid
Direct subclasses:
Definition
organic molecular entity composed of two or more nucleotides linked by phosphodiester bonds
Examples
- DNA; RNA
Adapted From
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_33696
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
See the primitive rationale under molecular entity
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
NucleicAcid(x) → OrganicMolecularEntity(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘nucleic acid’ then x is an ‘organic molecular entity’