biopython v1.71.0 Bio.Graphics.BasicChromosome.TelomereSegment

A segment that is located at the end of a linear chromosome.

This is just like a regular segment, but it draws the end of a chromosome which is represented by a half circle. This just overrides the _draw_segment class of ChromosomeSegment to provide that specialized drawing.

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Functions

Initialize a segment at the end of a chromosome

Draw a half circle representing the end of a linear chromosome

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Initialize a segment at the end of a chromosome.

See ChromosomeSegment for all of the attributes that can be customized in a TelomereSegments.

Arguments:

  • inverted — Whether or not the telomere should be inverted (ie. drawn on the bottom of a chromosome)
Link to this function _draw_segment()

Draw a half circle representing the end of a linear chromosome.