Request for adding property `Previous Name` to OMO

[cthoyt]

IRI

No response

Label

Previous Name

Definition of the property

This is an additional synonym type that is used for synonyms that used to be the primary label. Several resources use this, notably HGNC

Parent property

http://www.geneontology.org/formats/oboInOwl#SynonymType

What is the range of the property in question?

xsd:string

Examples of use

MAPT, the gene that encodes the Tau protein, has a previous name DDPAC. Note: in this case, the name type is more specifically the gene symbol

Motivation to add

Following #124 and #133, this is another useful synonym type that can be used to help standardize hash urls used throughout OBO Foundry

ORCID, ROR or Wikidata identifier of the contributor

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370

OMO Checklist

• [X] I believe the property is generally useful beyond my specific ontology needs.
• [X] There is no other property in OMO that covers the same use case.

[matentzn]

I think this is a reasonable request! Would you be able to make a PR?