org.aisb.bio.things.evolution
Class Mutator

java.lang.Object
  org.aisb.bio.things.evolution.Mutator

public class Mutator

extends java.lang.Object

Turn one nucleotide into another, maybe.

This implements a very simple Jukes-Cantor model of mutation. Configure it with a mutation rate. Feed in a nucleotide. If there's no mutation, you'll get the same nucleotide out. If there's a mutaiton, you'll get a different nucleotide, with each possibility having equal odds.

Author:

Doug DeJulio

Constructor Summary

Mutator(double probability)

Method Summary

double	getMu()
Monomer	mutate(Monomer oldNucleotide) Perform the mutation.
void	setMu(double mu)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Mutator

public Mutator(double probability)

Method Detail

mutate

public Monomer mutate(Monomer oldNucleotide)

Perform the mutation.

Parameters:

oldNucleotide - The nucleotide to (perhaps) be mutated.

Returns:

The resulting nucleotide.

getMu

public double getMu()

Returns:

Returns the mutation probability.

setMu

public void setMu(double mu)

Parameters:

mu - The mutation probability to set.