| markPotentialChildren {BGmisc} | R Documentation |
Mark and Assign children
Description
This subfunction marks individuals in a generation as potential sons, daughters, or parents based on their relationships and assigns unique couple IDs. It processes the assignment of roles and relationships within and between generations in a pedigree simulation.
Usage
markPotentialChildren(df_Ngen, i, Ngen, sizeGens, CoupleF)
Arguments
df_Ngen |
A data frame for the current generation being processed. It must include columns for individual IDs ('id'), spouse IDs ('spID'), sex ('sex'), and any previously assigned roles ('ifparent', 'ifson', 'ifdau'). |
i |
Integer, the index of the current generation being processed. |
Ngen |
Integer, the total number of generations in the simulation. |
sizeGens |
Numeric vector, containing the size (number of individuals) of each generation. |
CoupleF |
Integer, IT MIGHT BE the number of couples in the current generation. |
Value
Modifies 'df_Ngen' in place by updating or adding columns related to individual roles ('ifparent', 'ifson', 'ifdau') and couple IDs ('coupleId'). The updated data frame is also returned for integration into the larger pedigree data frame ('df_Fam').