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In the OWL community, it is possible to represent data using classes or instances. Why does BioPAX use instances for describing all data instead of classes?

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In the OWL community, it is possible to represent data using classes or instances. Why does BioPAX use instances for describing all data instead of classes?

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• Instances are more of a natural fit with most database and programming technologies and thus are more intuitive to most data providers and users. • Instances are much more compact to write out and are easier to read for humans and tools. Class vs. instance representation example.