[Biopython] zero-length feature

Peter biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Mon Mar 22 15:38:42 UTC 2010


On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Chris Fields <cjfields at illinois.edu> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Just to make sure I'm sanity-checked here, the GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ
> location specs indicate a location of one nucleotide (inclusive) in length
> is to be characterized as one number, not a range at all:
>
> http://www.ebi.ac.uk/embl/Documentation/FT_definitions/feature_table.html#3.5.3
>
> 2..2
>
> should just be:
>
> 2
>
> Or, did I miss something in the discussion?
>
> chris

On the face of it, I think you are right Chris. Good point.

Peter



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