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Enum: SampleNucleicAcidRoleEnum

Part a nucleic acid plays in a sample

URI: lambda:SampleNucleicAcidRoleEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
target None The nucleic acid under investigation
subunit None One strand of a duplex, or one chain of an assembly, that is the target as a ...
binding_partner None A nucleic acid present for its interaction with the target, such as the DNA s...
template None The strand a polymerase or reverse transcriptase reads
primer None The strand a polymerase extends
guide None A guide RNA or DNA that directs a nuclease or other effector to its target (e
scaffold None A nucleic acid used as a structural scaffold, as in DNA origami or a nanopart...
contaminant None A nucleic acid present unintentionally and identified after the fact, such as...
standard None A reference nucleic acid added for calibration or as a size marker

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: http://w3id.org/lambda/

LinkML Source

name: SampleNucleicAcidRoleEnum
description: Part a nucleic acid plays in a sample
from_schema: http://w3id.org/lambda/
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  target:
    text: target
    description: The nucleic acid under investigation
  subunit:
    text: subunit
    description: One strand of a duplex, or one chain of an assembly, that is the
      target as a whole
  binding_partner:
    text: binding_partner
    description: A nucleic acid present for its interaction with the target, such
      as the DNA site a transcription factor binds, an aptamer, or an enzyme substrate
  template:
    text: template
    description: The strand a polymerase or reverse transcriptase reads
  primer:
    text: primer
    description: The strand a polymerase extends
  guide:
    text: guide
    description: A guide RNA or DNA that directs a nuclease or other effector to its
      target (e.g., sgRNA, crRNA)
  scaffold:
    text: scaffold
    description: A nucleic acid used as a structural scaffold, as in DNA origami or
      a nanoparticle assembly
  contaminant:
    text: contaminant
    description: A nucleic acid present unintentionally and identified after the fact,
      such as host DNA co-purified with a protein
  standard:
    text: standard
    description: A reference nucleic acid added for calibration or as a size marker