---
name: "Bio::DB::GFF::Homol"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbio-db-gff-perl"
version: "1.7.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Bio::DB::GFF::Homol"
---

# Bio::DB::GFF::Homol(3pm)

## NAME

Bio::DB::GFF::Homol -- A segment of DNA that is homologous to another

## SYNOPSIS

See Bio::DB::GFF.

## DESCRIPTION

Bio::DB::GFF::Homol is a named subtype of Bio::DB::GFF::Segment.  It inherits all the methods of its parent, and was created primarily to allow for **isa()** queries and for compatibility with Ace::Sequence::Homol.

A Homol object is typically returned as the method result of the Bio::DB::GFF::Feature-\>**target()** method.

## METHODS

### name

```
 Title   : name
 Usage   : $name = $homol->name
 Function: get the ID of the homology object
 Returns : a string
 Args    : none
 Status  : Public
```

### asString

```
 Title   : asString
 Usage   : $name = $homol->asString
 Function: same as name(), for operator overloading
 Returns : a string
 Args    : none
 Status  : Public
```

### id

```
 Title   : id
 Usage   : $id = $homol->id
 Function: get database ID in class:id format
 Returns : a string
 Args    : none
 Status  : Public
```

## BUGS

This module is still under development.

## SEE ALSO

bioperl, Bio::DB::GFF, Bio::DB::RelSegment

## AUTHOR

Lincoln Stein \<lstein@cshl.org\>.

Copyright (c) 2001 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.