Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 7, 2026

Using a Comparative Species Approach to Investigate the Neurobiology of Paternal Responses
Published on: September 19, 2011
How to distinguish parthood from location in bioontologies
Stefan Schulz1, Philipp Daumke, Barry Smith
1Department of Medical Informatics, Freiburg University Hospital, Germany.
Abstract:
The pivotal role of the relation part-of in the description of living organisms is widely acknowledged. Organisms are open systems, which means that in contradistinction to mechanical artifacts they are characterized by a continuous flow and exchange of matter. A closer analysis of the spatial relations in biological organism reveals that the decision as to whether a given particular is part-of a second particular or whether it is only contained-in the second particular may often be controversial. We here propose a rule-based approach which allows us to decide on the basis of well-defined criteria which of the two relations holds between two anatomical objects, given that one spatially includes the other. We discuss the advantages and limitations of this approach, using concrete examples from human anatomy.
More Related Videos
11:54Microsatellite DNA Genotyping and Flow Cytometry Ploidy Analyses of Formalin-fixed Paraffin-embedded Hydatidiform Molar Tissues
Published on: October 20, 2019
05:55Stable Isotope In-Vivo Labeling for Mass-Spectrometry Identification of Paternal Metabolites Transferred from Sperm to Oocyte During Fertilization
Published on: June 17, 2025
Related Concept Videos
Pedigree Analysis
Pedigree Analysis
Non-nuclear Inheritance
Non-nuclear Inheritance
Parental Care
Evolutionary Relationships through Genome Comparisons