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bioperl-1.5.2_004-RCb
/ Bio::PopGen::Marker

NAME

Bio::PopGen::Marker - A genetic marker which one uses to generate genotypes

SYNOPSIS

my $name = $marker->name();            # marker name
my $description = $marker->description(); # description
my $type = $marker->type();            # coded type of the marker
my $unique_id = $marker->unique_id;    # optional unique ID
my @alleles = $marker->get_Alleles();  # the known alleles
my %allele_freqs = $marker->get_Allele_Frequencies(); # keys are marker names
                                       # vals are frequencies
                                       # may change to handle multiple populations

DESCRIPTION

This object will not contain genotype information pertaining to an individual, but rather population level statistics and descriptive information about a marker.

FEEDBACK

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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 = new Bio::PopGen::Marker();
Function: Builds a new Bio::PopGen::Marker object 
Returns : an instance of Bio::PopGen::Marker
Args    : -name          => [string] marker name
          -description   => [string] marker description
          -type          => [string] marker type
          -unique_id     => [string/int] unique id
          -allele_freq   => [hash ref] allele frequencies

name

Title   : name
Usage   : my $name = $marker->name();
Function: Get the name of the marker
Returns : string representing the name of the marker
Args    : [optional] name

description

Title   : description
Usage   : my $desc = $marker->description
Function: Get the marker description free text
Returns : string
Args    : [optional] string

type

Title   : type
Usage   : my $type = $marker->type;
Function: Get coded string for marker type
Returns : string
Args    : [optional] string

unique_id

Title   : unique_id
Usage   : my $id = $marker->unique_id;
Function: Get the unique marker ID
Returns : unique ID string
Args    : [optional ] string

get_Alleles

Title   : get_Alleles
Usage   : my @alleles = $marker->get_Alleles();
Function: Get the available marker alleles
Returns : Array of strings
Args    : none

get_Allele_Frequencies

Title   : get_Allele_Frequencies
Usage   : my %allele_freqs = $marker->get_Allele_Frequencies;
Function: Get the alleles and their frequency (set relative to
          a given population - you may want to create different
          markers with the same name for different populations
          with this current implementation
Returns : Associative array where keys are the names of the alleles
Args    : none

add_Allele_Frequency

Title   : add_Allele_Frequency
Usage   : $marker->add_Allele_Frequency($allele,$freq)
Function: Adds an allele frequency
Returns : None
Args    : $allele - allele name
          $freq   - frequency value

reset_alleles

Title   : reset_alleles
Usage   : $marker->reset_alleles();
Function: Reset the alleles for a marker
Returns : None
Args    : None