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package org.apache.commons.math.genetics;

/**
 * Policy used to create a pair of new chromosomes by performing a crossover
 * operation on a source pair of chromosomes.
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public interface CrossoverPolicy {
	/**
	 * Perform a crossover operation on the given chromosomes.
	 * 
	 * @param first
	 *            the first chromosome.
	 * @param second
	 *            the second chromosome.
	 * @return the pair of new chromosomes that resulted from the crossover.
	 */
	ChromosomePair crossover(Chromosome first, Chromosome second);
}
