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ConsistentGenome

Class ConsistentGenome - check the consistency of a database file

Calling Sequence  ConsistentGenome(name)
Parameters
NameTypeDescription

name string5-letter name of a species/genome
Return Type  NULL
Synopsis This function check various aspects of consistency of a database file which contains a single genome. The database should have been loaded with ReadDb before calling this function. Various header fields should be present, (SCINAME, KINGDOM, 5LETTERNAME and optionally ALTGENETICCODE). The entries should contain also a DNA entry, which is checked to be in accordance with the protein sequence. This function will print error messages of the inconsistencies found. For some errors, like identically duplicated sequences, it will print editor commands (vi) to correct the problems.
See also database,   DB,   Entry,   GenomeSummary,   ReadDb,   Sequence