What OWL Adds
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Ability to constrain range and domain to specific class/property combinations:
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RDF VDL: Property:GeneLocus domain:Gene range:GeneDbLocus
OWL adds: If Class=OncoGene GeneLocus range:MutationSusceptibleSite
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The ability to state "all vs. some" on relations
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RDF VDL: GeneAssociatedWith domain:disease range:GeneLocation
OWL Adds: If Class=CancerGene GeneAssociatedWith SomeValuesFrom cancer
(vs. AllValuesFrom GeneDBKeys)
