Name	Type	Attributes	Definition
germline_set_id	string	required, identifier, nullable	"Unique identifier of the GermlineSet within this file. Typically, generated by the  repository hosting the record.
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acknowledgements	array of :ref:`Contributor <ContributorFields>`	required, nullable	"List of individuals whose contribution to the germline set should be acknowledged. Note that these are not necessarily identical with the authors on an associated manuscript or other scholarly communication. Further note that typically at least the three CRediT contributor roles ""supervision"", ""investigation"" and ""data curation"" should be assigned. The coresponding author should be listed last.
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release_version	integer	required, nullable	Version number of this record, allocated automatically
release_description	string	required, nullable	Brief descriptive notes of the reason for this release and the changes embodied
release_date	string	required, nullable	Date of this release
germline_set_name	string	required, nullable	descriptive name of this germline set
germline_set_ref	string	required, nullable	Unique identifier of the germline set and version, in CURIE format
pub_ids	array of string	optional, nullable	Publications describing the germline set
species	:ref:`Ontology <OntoVoc>`	required	Binomial designation of subject's species
species_subgroup	string	optional, nullable	Race, strain or other species subgroup to which this subject belongs
species_subgroup_type	string	optional, nullable	
locus	string	required	Gene locus
allele_descriptions	array of :ref:`AlleleDescription <AlleleDescriptionFields>`	required, nullable	list of allele_descriptions in the germline set
curation	string	optional, nullable	"Curational notes on the GermlineSet. This can be used to give more extensive notes on the  decisions taken than are provided in the release_description.
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