NAME¶
Bio::DB::GFF::Homol -- A segment of DNA that is homologous to another
SYNOPSIS¶
See Bio::DB::GFF.
DESCRIPTION¶
Bio::DB::GFF::Homol is a named subtype of Bio::DB::GFF::Segment. It inherits all
the methods of its parent, and was created primarily to allow for
isa()
queries and for compatibility with Ace::Sequence::Homol.
A Homol object is typically returned as the method result of the
Bio::DB::GFF::Feature->
target() method.
METHODS¶
name¶
Title : name
Usage : $name = $homol->name
Function: get the ID of the homology object
Returns : a string
Args : none
Status : Public
asString¶
Title : asString
Usage : $name = $homol->asString
Function: same as name(), for operator overloading
Returns : a string
Args : none
Status : Public
Title : id
Usage : $id = $homol->id
Function: get database ID in class:id format
Returns : a string
Args : none
Status : Public
BUGS¶
This module is still under development.
SEE ALSO¶
bioperl, Bio::DB::GFF, Bio::DB::RelSegment
AUTHOR¶
Lincoln Stein <lstein@cshl.org>.
Copyright (c) 2001 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as Perl itself.