The Core Ontology of Phenotyping (COP) defines core entities and their relationships that are relevant for modelling phenotypic knowledge and developing phenotyping software.
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The ontology was initially named the Core Ontology of Phenotypes. However, its scope was later expanded, prompting a name change. You may encounter references using the older name.
Uciteli A, Beger C, Kirsten T, Meineke FA, Herre H. Ontological representation, classification and data-driven computing of phenotypes. J Biomed Semant 2020;11:15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13326-020-00230-0.
Uciteli A, Beger C, Kirsten T, Meineke FA, Herre H. Ontological Modelling and Reasoning of Phenotypes. Proceedings of the Joint Ontology Workshops 2019 Episode V: The Styrian Autumn of Ontology, Graz: 2019. [PDF]