public boolean isDiseased(final String genome){
  final Properties p=getProperties(genome);
  if (p == null) {
    return false;
  }
  return Boolean.valueOf(p.getProperty(DISEASE_PROPERTY,"false"));
}

public boolean isDiseased ( final String genome ) { final Properties p = getProperties ( genome ) ; if ( p == null ) { return false ; } return Boolean . valueOf ( p . getProperty ( DISEASE_PROPERTY , "false" ) ) ; }
convenience method to check if a specified genome is marked as exhibiting disease .
