dbSNP

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dbSNP

Summary

dbSNP is a biological database[1]. dbSNP draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (biological_database category, ranking #16 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • dbSNP's instance of is recorded as biological database[3].
  • dbSNP's instance of is recorded as knowledge graph[4].
  • dbSNP's maintained by is recorded as National Center for Biotechnology Information[5].
  • dbSNP is part of BLOD: Biomedical Linked Open Datasets[6].
  • dbSNP's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • dbSNP's catalog code is recorded as bio2rdf-dbsnp[8].
  • September 1998 marks the founding of dbSNP[9].
  • dbSNP's official website is recorded as http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp[10].
  • dbSNP's official website is recorded as https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp/[11].
  • dbSNP's official website is recorded as http://dbsnp.bio2rdf.org/[12].
  • dbSNP's title is recorded as database of Short Genetic Variation[13].
  • dbSNP's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6861[14].
  • dbSNP's short name is recorded as dbSNP[15].
  • dbSNP's SPARQL endpoint URL is recorded as http://bio2rdf.org/sparql[16].
  • dbSNP's FAQ URL is recorded as https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp/docs/faq/[17].

Body

Geography

dbSNP is part of BLOD: Biomedical Linked Open Datasets[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include biological database[3] and knowledge graph[4].

History and Context

September 1998 marks the founding of dbSNP[9]. dbSNP's catalog code is recorded as bio2rdf-dbsnp[8].

Why It Matters

dbSNP draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (biological_database category, ranking #16 of 107).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved . ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). dbSNP. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dbsnp
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dbsnp_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{dbSNP}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dbsnp}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by National Center for Biotechnology Information
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    Faq url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp/docs/faq/
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