[R] transforming one column into 2 columns

[Benilton Carvalho]

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On Feb 2, 2008, at 12:43 PM, joseph wrote:

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> Hello
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> I have a data frame and one of its columns is as follows:
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> Col
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> chr1:71310034
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> chr14:23354088
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> chr15:37759058
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> chr22:18262638
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> chrUn:31337214
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> chr10_random:4369261
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> chrUn:3545097
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> I would like to get rid of colon (:) and replace this column
> with two new columns containing the terms on each side of the colon.  
> The new columns
> should look as follows:
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> Col_a   Col_b
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> chr1     71310034
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> chr14   23354088
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> chr15   37759058
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> chr22   18262638
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> chrUn   31337214
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> chr10_random  4369261
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> chrUn   3545097
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> Any help will be much appreciated
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>
> Joseph
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