TFBS::Word(3) base class for word-based patterns

DESCRIPTION

TFBS::Word is a base class consisting of universal constructor called by its subclasses (TFBS::Matrix::*), and word pattern manipulation methods that are independent of the word type. It is not meant to be instantiated itself.

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AUTHOR - Boris Lenhard

Boris Lenhard <[email protected]>

APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are preceded with an underscore.

new

word

validate_word

Required in all subclasses

length

search_seq

search_aln