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+#######################################################
+#                                                     #
+# Test Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::SequenceOntologyMapper,   #
+# the mapper from Ensembl features object to sequence #
+# ontology terms                                      #
+#######################################################
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More;
+use Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::SequenceOntologyMapper;
+
+ok(1, 'Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::SequenceOntologyMapper compiles');
+
+done_testing();
+