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17 package org.apache.commons.math.genetics;
18 
19 /**
20  * Policy used to create a pair of new chromosomes by performing a crossover
21  * operation on a source pair of chromosomes.
22  *
23  * @since 2.0
24  * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 19:36:48 +0200 (sam. 05 sept. 2009) $
25  */
26 public interface CrossoverPolicy {
27     /**
28      * Perform a crossover operation on the given chromosomes.
29      *
30      * @param first the first chromosome.
31      * @param second the second chromosome.
32      * @return the pair of new chromosomes that resulted from the crossover.
33      */
crossover(Chromosome first, Chromosome second)34     ChromosomePair crossover(Chromosome first, Chromosome second);
35 }
36