gapletter<-            package:Biostrings            R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This function modifies the gap letter in a "BioAlphabet" object.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     gapletter(x) <- value

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       x: An object of class "BioAlphabet" 

   value: A single letter. 

_V_a_l_u_e:

     The modified object of class "BioAlphabet"

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Saikat DebRoy

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'BioAlphabet-class'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     d <- DNAAlphabet()
     gapletter(d) <- 'N'
     d
     r <- RNAPatternAlphabet()
     gapletter(r) <- '*'
     r

