NAME¶
Bio::PopGen::Genotype - An implementation of GenotypeI which is just an allele
container
SYNOPSIS¶
use Bio::PopGen::Genotype;
my $genotype = Bio::PopGen::Genotype->new(-marker_name => $name,
-individual_id => $indid,
-alleles => \@alleles);
DESCRIPTION¶
This object will contain alleles for a given marker for a given individual.
The class variable BlankAlleles (accessible through
$Bio::PopGen::Genotype::BlankAlleles = 'somepattern') can be set to a regexp
pattern for identifying blank alleles which should no be counted (they are
effectively missing data). By default it set to match white space, '-', 'N' or
'n', and '?' as blank alleles which are skipped.
FEEDBACK¶
Mailing Lists¶
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl
modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing
list. Your participation is much appreciated.
bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
Support¶
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
bioperl-l@bioperl.org
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive
experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please
include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if
at all possible.
Reporting Bugs¶
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs
and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/issues
AUTHOR - Jason Stajich¶
Email jason-at-bioperl.org
CONTRIBUTORS¶
Matthew Hahn, matthew.hahn-at-duke.edu
APPENDIX¶
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal
methods are usually preceded with a _
new¶
Title : new
Usage : my $obj = Bio::PopGen::Genotype->new();
Function: Builds a new Bio::PopGen::Genotype object
Returns : an instance of Bio::PopGen::Genotype
Args : -marker_name => string representing name of the marker
-individual_id => string representing individual id (optional)
-alleles => arrayref with each item in the array being an allele
marker_name¶
Title : marker_name
Usage : my $name = $genotype->marker_name();
Function: Get the marker name for a genotype result
Returns : string
Args : [optional] marker name value to store
marker_type¶
Title : marker_type
Usage : my $name = $genotype->marker_type();
Function: Get the marker type for a genotype result
Returns : M (microsatellite, or other multi-allelic
locus) or S (biallelic/SNP locus)
Args : [optional] marker type value to store
individual_id¶
Title : individual_id
Usage : my $indid = $genotype->individual_id();
Function: Gets the individual id associated with a genotype
This is effectively a back reference since we will typically
associate a genotype with an individual with an
individual HAS-A genotype relationship.
Returns : unique id string for an individual
Args : none
get_Alleles¶
Title : get_Alleles
Usage : my @alleles = $genotype->get_Alleles();
Function: Get the alleles for a given marker and individual
Returns : array of alleles (strings in this implementation)
Args : $showblank - boolean flag to indicate return ALL alleles not
skipping the coded EMPTY alleles
Note : Uses the class variable $BlankAlleles to test if alleles
should be skipped or not.
add_Allele¶
Title : add_Allele
Usage : $genotype->add_Allele(@alleles);
Function: Add alleles to the genotype, at this point there is no
verification to insure that haploid individuals only have 1
allele or that diploids only have 2 - we assume that is
done by the user creating these objects
Returns : count of the number of alleles in genotype
Args : Array of alleles to store
reset_Alleles¶
Title : reset_Alleles
Usage : $genotype->reset_Alleles;
Function: Resets the stored alleles so the list is empty
Returns : None
Args : None