Triple

T4274180
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mark Ptashne E97006 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms
"A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms" is a seminal molecular biology book that explains how gene regulation in bacteriophage lambda illuminates fundamental mechanisms of genetic control in more complex organisms.
E426564 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms | Statement: [Mark Ptashne, notableWork, A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms
Context triple: [Mark Ptashne, notableWork, A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms]
  • A. From Bacteria to Bach and Back
    From Bacteria to Bach and Back is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores how mind, consciousness, and culture could have evolved from simple biological beginnings through natural selection and cultural evolution.
  • B. The Language of Life
    The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
  • C. Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
    Symbiosis in Cell Evolution is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that argues complex eukaryotic cells arose through symbiotic mergers of simpler organisms, helping establish the endosymbiotic theory in evolutionary biology.
  • D. Molecular Biology of the Gene
    Molecular Biology of the Gene is a landmark molecular biology textbook, co-authored by James Watson, that helped define and systematize modern understanding of DNA structure, gene function, and genetic regulation.
  • E. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms
Triple: [Mark Ptashne, notableWork, A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms]
Generated description
"A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms" is a seminal molecular biology book that explains how gene regulation in bacteriophage lambda illuminates fundamental mechanisms of genetic control in more complex organisms.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms
Target entity description: "A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda and Higher Organisms" is a seminal molecular biology book that explains how gene regulation in bacteriophage lambda illuminates fundamental mechanisms of genetic control in more complex organisms.
  • A. From Bacteria to Bach and Back
    From Bacteria to Bach and Back is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores how mind, consciousness, and culture could have evolved from simple biological beginnings through natural selection and cultural evolution.
  • B. The Language of Life
    The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
  • C. Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
    Symbiosis in Cell Evolution is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that argues complex eukaryotic cells arose through symbiotic mergers of simpler organisms, helping establish the endosymbiotic theory in evolutionary biology.
  • D. Molecular Biology of the Gene
    Molecular Biology of the Gene is a landmark molecular biology textbook, co-authored by James Watson, that helped define and systematize modern understanding of DNA structure, gene function, and genetic regulation.
  • E. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69b34544be3c819084d1ab82d29f90c5 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3501abb74819086b2f04ac7a5c114 completed March 12, 2026, 11:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5b7ace6c881908e1fbde95a2a3c04 completed March 14, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5b95083088190b0c993fa2fbc954c completed March 14, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5b9b8afcc8190822cfd560d064590 completed March 14, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:07 p.m.