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rBiopaxParser (version 2.10.0)

mergePathways: This function merges two given pathways

Description

This function merges two given pathways and appends it to the supplied biopax model. The user has to specify a new name for the pathways and can supply ID, ORGANISM and COMMENT properties for the new pathway. If no ID is supplied, a new unique ID is generated. If no organism property is supplied the organism property of the first pathway is re-used. If ORGANISM is NULL the property is not set. Optionally a comment can be added to the pathway.

Usage

mergePathways(biopax, pwid1, pwid2, NAME, id = NULL, ORGANISM = "", COMMENT = NULL)

Arguments

biopax
A biopax model
pwid1
string. ID of first pathway to merge
pwid2
string. ID of second pathway to merge
NAME
string. Name of the new merged pathway
id
string. ID for the pathway. If NULL a new ID is generated with prefix "pathway".
ORGANISM
string. Organism property of the pathway. By default uses the same organism as the first supplied pathway. If NULL no organism property is set.
COMMENT
string. An optional comment

Value

A biopax model with the merged pathway added.