Class DNA

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.biology.DNA

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Identified<Identification>, Named

public class DNA
extends Object
implements Cloneable, ComprehensiveIdentification

Represents a Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strand.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DNA(String sequence)	Parses a DNA string (e.g.
DNA(List<Base> bases)
DNA(Base... bases)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<Base>	getBases()
DNA	getComplementary()	Returns the complementary DNA strand.
Identification	getId()	Returns the unique identifier of this entity.
int	getLength()
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the traits map for this entity.
String	toString()
RNA	transcribe()	Transcribes this DNA to mRNA.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, setName, setTrait

Constructor Details

DNA

public DNA(List<Base> bases)

DNA

public DNA(Base... bases)

DNA

public DNA(String sequence)

Parses a DNA string (e.g. "ATCG").

Parameters:

sequence - the string representation

Method Details

getBases

public List<Base> getBases()

getLength

public int getLength()

getComplementary

public DNA getComplementary()

Returns the complementary DNA strand.

transcribe

public RNA transcribe()

Transcribes this DNA to mRNA. (Complementary, but T -> U).

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getId

public Identification getId()

Description copied from interface: Identified

Returns the unique identifier of this entity.

Specified by:

getId in interface Identified<Identification>

Returns:

the identifier

getTraits

public Map<String,Object> getTraits()

Description copied from interface: ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns the traits map for this entity.

Specified by:

getTraits in interface Commented

Specified by:

getTraits in interface ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns:

the traits map