SYNOPSIS

use Bio::DB::GFF::Aggregator;

DESCRIPTION

Bio::DB::GFF::Aggregator::retranscript was written to make the compound feature, ``reftranscript'' for use with Gbrowse editing software developed outside of the GMOD development group. It can be used to aggregate ``reftranscripts'' from ``refexons'', loaded as second copy features. These features, in contrast to ``transcripts'', are usually implemented as features which cannot be edited and serve as starting point references for annotations added using Gbrowse for feature visualization.

Adding features to the compound feature, ``reftranscript'', can be done by adding to the ``part_names'' call (i.e. ``refCDS'').

method

 Title   : method
 Usage   : $aggregator->method
 Function: return the method for the composite object
 Returns : the string "reftranscript"
 Args    : none
 Status  : Public

part_names

 Title   : part_names
 Usage   : $aggregator->part_names
 Function: return the methods for the sub-parts
 Returns : the list "refexon"
 Args    : none
 Status  : Public

main_name

 Title   : main_name
 Usage   : $aggregator->main_name
 Function: return the method for the main component
 Returns : the string "reftranscript"
 Args    : none
 Status  : Public

AUTHOR

Paul Rudnick <[email protected]>.

Copyright (c) 2002 Advanced Biomedical Computing Center, SAIC/NCI-Frederick.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.