# General Formal Ontology for Biology (GFO-BIO)

> GFO-Bio is a biological core ontology built on the General Formal Ontology.

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/d096e11fcd4245058ccc6ca9cc1006c9
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Small
- Formats: OWL
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/GFO-BIO
- Contact: Robert Hoehndorf (leechuck@leechuck.de)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2010-03-02

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | GFO-BIO |
| Description | GFO-Bio is a biological core ontology built on the General Formal Ontology. |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Anatomy, All Organisms, Protein, Chemical, Biological Process, Molecule, Cell, Subcellular, Human, Phenotype, Gross Anatomy, Plant, Gene Product, Subcellular anatomy, Cellular anatomy , Plant Development, Plant Anatomy, Animal Gross Anatomy, Mouse Anatomy, Development, Human Developmental Anatomy, Animal Development |
| Groups |  |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 168 |
| Individuals | 1 |
| Properties | 73 |
| Max Depth | 5 |
| Max Child Count | 11 |
| Average Child Count | 2 |
| Classes With One Child | 23 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 0 |
| Classes With No Definition | 121 |

## Projects using GFO-BIO

No projects using GFO-BIO

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Source: https://library.schematica.io/model/d096e11fcd4245058ccc6ca9cc1006c9