Bio::Map::CytoMarker(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation				 Bio::Map::CytoMarker(3pm)

NAME

       Bio::Map::CytoMarker - An object representing a marker.

SYNOPSIS

	 $o_usat = Bio::Map::CytoMarker->new(-name=>'Chad Super Marker 2',
					-position => $pos);

DESCRIPTION

       This object handles markers with a positon in a cytogenetic map known.  This marker will have a name and a position.

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AUTHOR - Heikki Lehvaslaiho
       Email heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org

CONTRIBUTORS

       Chad Matsalla	  bioinformatics1@dieselwurks.com Lincoln Stein      lstein@cshl.org Jason Stajich	jason@bioperl.org Sendu Bala
       bix@sendu.me.uk

APPENDIX

       The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods.  Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

   Bio::Map::MarkerI methods
   get_position_object
	Title	: get_position_class
	Usage	: my $position = $marker->get_position_object();
	Function: To get an object of the default Position class
		  for this Marker. Subclasses should redefine this method.
		  The Position returned needs to be a L<Bio::Map::PositionI> with
			  -element set to self.
	Returns : L<Bio::Map::PositionI>
	Args	: none for an 'empty' PositionI object, optionally
		  Bio::Map::MapI and value string to set the Position's -map and -value
		  attributes.

   Comparison methods
       The numeric values for cutogeneic loctions go from the p tip of chromosome 1, down to the q tip and similarly throgh consecutive
       chromosomes, through X and end the the q tip of X. See Bio::Map::CytoPosition::cytorange for more details.

   New methods
   get_chr
	Title	: get_chr
	Usage	: my $mychr = $marker->get_chr();
	Function: Read only method for the  chromosome string of the location.
		  A shortcut to $marker->position->chr().
	Returns : chromosome value
	Args	: [optional] new chromosome value

perl v5.14.2							    2012-03-02						 Bio::Map::CytoMarker(3pm)