Package pygene :: Module gamete
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Module pygene.gamete

Implements gametes, which are the result of splitting an organism's genome in two, and are used in the organism's sexual reproduction

In our model, I don't use any concept of a chromosome. In biology, during a cell's interphase, there are no chromosomes as such - the genetic material is scattered chaotically throughout the cell nucleus.

Chromosomes (from my limited knowledge of biologi) are mostly just a device used in cell division. Since division of cells in this model isn't constrained by the physical structure of the cell, we shouldn't need a construct of chromosomes.

Gametes support the python '+' operator for sexual reproduction. Adding two gametes together produces a whole new Organism.
Classes
Gamete Contains a set of genes.

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