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023 package org.biojava3.core.sequence;
024
025 import java.util.logging.Logger;
026
027 /**
028 * A gene contains a collection of Exon sequences
029 * @author Scooter Willis
030 */
031 public class ExonSequence extends DNASequence {
032
033 private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(ExonSequence.class.getName());
034
035 /**
036 * Need a parent gene sequence and the bioBegin and bioEnd. An Exon sequence doesn't actually imply what the
037 * protein coding sequence will be. This is a little difficult to model and have it make sense.
038 * A gene has a collection of Exon and Intron sequences where the Exon sequences will join up. A gene
039 * sequences has a collection of different possible isoform proteins based on the transcription rules.
040 * A TranscriptionSequence will contain CDSSequence where the CDSSequence will be contained in the ExonSequence.
041 * Thus a ExonSequence is the union of overlapping CDSSequences.
042 * @param parentGeneSequence
043 * @param bioBegin
044 * @param bioEnd
045 */
046 public ExonSequence(GeneSequence parentGeneSequence, int bioBegin, int bioEnd) {
047 this.setParentSequence(parentGeneSequence);
048 setBioBegin(bioBegin);
049 setBioEnd(bioEnd);
050
051 }
052 }