There has been confusion about the meaning of RO:0002387 (“has potential to develop into”), especially regarding the implication of that relation on taxon constraints (the main question being: if X RO:0002387 some Y and Y is restricted to a given taxon, should that imply that X is also restricted to that same taxon?).
This PR adds comment to tentatively clarify the intended meaning of that relation, as well as a property chain over “in taxon” (RO:0002162) to formally answer the question about its implication on taxon constraints. That property chain is currently being defined in Uberon, from where it should be removed once the present PR makes its way into a RO release.
There has been confusion about the meaning of RO:0002387 (“has potential to develop into”), especially regarding the implication of that relation on taxon constraints (the main question being: if
X RO:0002387 some Yand Y is restricted to a given taxon, should that imply that X is also restricted to that same taxon?).This PR adds comment to tentatively clarify the intended meaning of that relation, as well as a property chain over “in taxon” (RO:0002162) to formally answer the question about its implication on taxon constraints. That property chain is currently being defined in Uberon, from where it should be removed once the present PR makes its way into a RO release.
closes #810