# Genomic Feature and Variation Ontology (GFVO)

> The Genomic Feature and Variation Ontology (GFVO) is modeled to represent genomic data using the...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/af74d4f937604d219d7a11aa406ab6f5
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Small
- Formats: OWL
- Domains: Tech / IT
- Audiences: Developer, Researcher
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/GFVO
- Contact: Joachim Baran (kim@codamono.com)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2025-09-10

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | GFVO |
| Description | The Genomic Feature and Variation Ontology (GFVO) is modeled to represent genomic data using the Resource Description Format (RDF) or Linked Data using JSON (JSON-LD). It is captures the contents of data files that adhere to the Generic Feature Format Version 3 (GFF3, http://www.sequenceontology.org/resources/gff3.html), the General Transfer Format (GTF, http://mblab.wustl.edu/GTF22.html), the Genome Variation Format Version 1 (GVF, http://www.sequenceontology.org/resources/gvf.html), and the Variant Call Format (VCF, http://vcftools.sourceforge.net/specs.html), as well as the FASTA format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTA_format). The creation of the ontology was inspired by previous work of Robert Hoehndorf on RDF2OWL (http://code.google.com/p/rdf2owl).<br><br>NOTE: GFVO in BioPortal is a simplified version without ontology imports and having class/property equivalences removed. The full ontology is available at: http://www.biointerchange.org/gfvo |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Genomic and Proteomic, Biomedical Resources, Biological Process, Human, Gene Product |
| Groups |  |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 102 |
| Individuals | 0 |
| Properties | 33 |
| Max Depth | 6 |
| Max Child Count | 8 |
| Average Child Count | 2 |
| Classes With One Child | 13 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 0 |
| Classes With No Definition | 0 |

## Projects using GFVO

- [BioInterchange](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/BioInterchange)
- [BioInterchange 2.0](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/BioInterchange+2.0)

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