NAME

       Bio::SeqFeature::Gene::Exon - a feature representing an exon

SYNOPSIS

           # obtain an exon instance $exon somehow
           print "exon from ", $exon->start(), " to ", $exon->end(),
                 " on seq ", $exon->seq_id(), ", strand ", $exon->strand(),
                 ", encodes the peptide sequence ",
                 $exon->cds()->translate()->seq(), "\n";

DESCRIPTION

       This module implements a feature representing an exon by implementing the
       Bio::SeqFeature::Gene::ExonI interface. By default an Exon is coding. Supply -is_coding =>
       0 to the constructor or call $exon->is_coding(0) otherwise.

       Apart from that, this class also implements Bio::SeqFeatureI by inheriting off
       Bio::SeqFeature::Generic.

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AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp

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APPENDIX

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

   is_coding
        Title   : is_coding
        Usage   : if($exon->is_coding()) {
                          # do something
                  }
                  if($is_utr) {
                      $exon->is_coding(0);
                  }
        Function: Get/set whether or not the exon codes for amino acid.
        Returns : TRUE if the object represents a feature translated into protein,
                  and FALSE otherwise.
        Args    : A boolean value on set.

   primary_tag
        Title   : primary_tag
        Usage   : $tag = $feat->primary_tag()
                  $feat->primary_tag('exon')
        Function: Get/set the primary tag for the exon feature.

                  This method is overridden here in order to allow only for
                  tag values following a certain convention. For consistency reasons,
                  the tag value must either contain the string 'exon' or the string
                  'utr' (both case-insensitive). In the case of 'exon', a string
                  describing the type of exon may be appended or prefixed. Presently,
                  the following types are allowed: initial, internal, and terminal
                  (all case-insensitive).

                  If the supplied tag value matches 'utr' (case-insensitive),
                  is_coding() will automatically be set to FALSE, and to TRUE
                  otherwise.

        Returns : A string.
        Args    : A string on set.

   location
        Title   : location
        Usage   : my $location = $exon->location()
        Function: Returns a location object suitable for identifying the location
                  of the exon on the sequence or parent feature.

                  This method is overridden here to restrict allowed location types
                  to non-compound locations.

        Returns : Bio::LocationI object
        Args    : none

   cds
        Title   : cds()
        Usage   : $cds = $exon->cds();
        Function: Get the coding sequence of the exon as a sequence object.

                  The sequence of the returned object is prefixed by Ns (lower case)
                  if the frame of the exon is defined and different from zero. The
                  result is that the first base starts a codon (frame 0).

                  This implementation returns undef if the particular exon is
                  not translated to protein, i.e., is_coding() returns FALSE. Undef
                  will also be returned if no sequence is attached to this exon
                  feature.

        Returns : A Bio::PrimarySeqI implementing object.
        Args    :