causally related to relation that links two events, processes, states, or objects such that one event, process, state, or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object (an effect) where the cause is partly or wholly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly or wholly dependent on the cause. RO:0002410 Do not use this relation directly. It is intended as a grouping for a diverse set of relations, all involving cause and effect.