National Institute of Genetics
E612269
The National Institute of Genetics is a leading Japanese research institute specializing in genetics and genomics, known for pioneering work in evolutionary biology and molecular genetics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Genetics canonical | 1 |
| National Institute of Genetics (Japan) | 1 |
| 国立遺伝学研究所 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6683309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Institute of Genetics Context triple: [Motoo Kimura, employer, National Institute of Genetics]
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A.
Riken
Riken is a Japanese automotive parts manufacturer best known for producing piston rings and related engine components for global vehicle makers.
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B.
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
The Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences is an interdisciplinary research and education institution at Osaka University focused on cutting-edge studies in life sciences and biotechnology.
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National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan is a national research organization that oversees major scientific institutes and facilities in fields such as astronomy, physics, and biology.
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D.
Nishina Laboratory
Nishina Laboratory is a pioneering Japanese nuclear and particle physics research facility established in the early 20th century and closely associated with the development of modern physics in Japan.
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E.
RIKEN
RIKEN is Japan’s largest comprehensive research institution, renowned for its cutting-edge work in physics, chemistry, biology, medical science, and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Institute of Genetics Target entity description: The National Institute of Genetics is a leading Japanese research institute specializing in genetics and genomics, known for pioneering work in evolutionary biology and molecular genetics.
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A.
Riken
Riken is a Japanese automotive parts manufacturer best known for producing piston rings and related engine components for global vehicle makers.
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B.
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
The Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences is an interdisciplinary research and education institution at Osaka University focused on cutting-edge studies in life sciences and biotechnology.
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C.
National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan is a national research organization that oversees major scientific institutes and facilities in fields such as astronomy, physics, and biology.
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D.
Nishina Laboratory
Nishina Laboratory is a pioneering Japanese nuclear and particle physics research facility established in the early 20th century and closely associated with the development of modern physics in Japan.
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E.
RIKEN
RIKEN is Japan’s largest comprehensive research institution, renowned for its cutting-edge work in physics, chemistry, biology, medical science, and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genetics research institute
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national research institute ⓘ research institute ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NIG ⓘ |
| affiliation | Research Organization of Information and Systems ⓘ |
| city | Mishima ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Japanese universities
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international research institutions ⓘ |
| conducts |
applied research in genomics
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basic research in genetics ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
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research scientists ⓘ technical staff ⓘ |
| field |
biological sciences
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life sciences ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
evolutionary biology
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genetics ⓘ genomics ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ |
| governedBy | Japanese government research policies ⓘ |
| hasFacility | DNA Data Bank of Japan ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to advance understanding of genetic mechanisms in living organisms
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to contribute to life science and medical research through genetics and genomics ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
bioinformatics
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developmental genetics ⓘ evolutionary genomics ⓘ functional genomics ⓘ genome biology ⓘ population genetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work in evolutionary biology
ⓘ
pioneering work in genetics ⓘ pioneering work in genomics ⓘ pioneering work in molecular genetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Mishima, Shizuoka
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| operatedBy | Research Organization of Information and Systems ⓘ |
| operates |
DNA Data Bank of Japan
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linked to:
DDBJ
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| parentOrganization | Research Organization of Information and Systems ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese national research institutes network ⓘ |
| prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture ⓘ |
| sector | public research ⓘ |
| supports |
graduate education in genetics
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training of young researchers in genomics ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | non-profit research institute ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nig.ac.jp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: National Institute of Genetics Description of subject: The National Institute of Genetics is a leading Japanese research institute specializing in genetics and genomics, known for pioneering work in evolutionary biology and molecular genetics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: National Institute of Genetics