Function AddCodonTable

synthesis/codon/codon.go:706–734

AddCodonTable takes 2 CodonTables and adds them together to create a new codonTable.

(firstCodonTable, secondCodonTable *TranslationTable)

// AddCodonTable takes 2 CodonTables and adds them together to create
// a new codonTable.
func AddCodonTable(firstCodonTable, secondCodonTable *TranslationTable) (*TranslationTable, error) {
	// Add up codons
	var finalAminoAcids []AminoAcid
	for _, firstAa := range firstCodonTable.AminoAcids {
		var finalCodons []Codon
		for _, firstCodon := range firstAa.Codons {
			for _, secondAa := range secondCodonTable.AminoAcids {
				for _, secondCodon := range secondAa.Codons {
					if firstCodon.Triplet == secondCodon.Triplet {
						finalCodons = append(finalCodons, Codon{firstCodon.Triplet, firstCodon.Weight + secondCodon.Weight})
					}
				}
			}
		}
		finalAminoAcids = append(finalAminoAcids, AminoAcid{firstAa.Letter, finalCodons})
	}

	mergedTable, err := firstCodonTable.Copy()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	err = mergedTable.UpdateWeights(finalAminoAcids)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return mergedTable, nil
}