ribonucleic acid
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/RibonucleicAcid
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/MolecularEntity/
SubClass Of: nucleic acid
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › molecular entity › organic molecular entity › nucleic acid › ribonucleic acid
Definition
nucleic acid that is composed of nucleotide units containing ribose
Examples
- mRNA transcript used as an expression intermediate; Guide RNA used in a gene-editing process; Ribosomal RNA present as part of a ribosome; Transfer RNA involved in translation; Viral RNA detected in a process or analytical sample; RNA molecule measured during gene-expression analysis.
Adapted From
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_33697
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
RibonucleicAcid(x) → NucleicAcid(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is ‘ribonucleic acid’ then x is a ‘nucleic acid’
Description Logic
SubClassOf: constr:NucleicAcid