Correlate - Representation of a correlating phenotype in a given species use Bio::Phenotype::Correlate; $co = Bio::Phenotype::Correlate->new( -name => "4(Tas1r3)", -description => "mouse correlate of human phenotype MIM 605865", -species => $mouse, -type => "homolog", -comment => "type=homolog is putative" ); print $co->name(); print $co->description(); print $co->species()->binomial(); print $co->type(); print $co->comment(); print $co->to_string(); This class models correlating phenotypes. Its creation was inspired by the OMIM database where many human phenotypes have a correlating mouse phenotype. Therefore, this class is intended to be used together with a phenotype class.

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new
Title : new Usage : $co = Bio::Phenotype::Correlate->new( -name => "4(Tas1r3)", -description => "mouse correlate of human phenotype MIM 605865", -species => $mouse, -type => "homolog", -comment => "type=homolog is putative" ); Function: Creates a new Correlate object. Returns : A new Correlate object. Args : -name => a name or id -description => a description -species => the species of this correlating phenotype [Bio::Species] -type => the type of correlation -comment => a comment

init
Title : init() Usage : $co->init(); Function: Initializes this Correlate to all "". Returns : Args :

name
Title : name Usage : $co->name( "4(Tas1r3)" ); or print $co->name(); Function: Set/get for the name or id of this Correlate. Returns : The name or id of this Correlate. Args : The name or id of this Correlate (optional).

description
Title : description Usage : $co->description( "mouse correlate of human phenotype MIM 03923" ); or print $co->description(); Function: Set/get for the description of this Correlate. Returns : A description of this Correlate. Args : A description of this Correlate (optional).

species
Title : species Usage : $co->species( $species ); or $species = $co->species(); Function: Set/get for the species of this Correlate. Returns : The Bio::Species of this Correlate [Bio::Species]. Args : The Bio::Species of this Correlate [Bio::Species] (optional).

type
Title : type Usage : $co->type( "homolog" ); or print $co->type(); Function: Set/get for the type of this Correlate. Returns : The type of this Correlate. Args : The type of this Correlate (optional).

comment
Title : comment Usage : $co->comment( "doubtful" ); or print $co->comment(); Function: Set/get for an arbitrary comment about this Correlate. Returns : A comment. Args : A comment (optional).

to_string
Title : to_string() Usage : print $co->to_string(); Function: To string method for Correlate objects. Returns : A string representations of this Correlate. Args :