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genpop constructor
Description
The function new
has a method for building genpop objects.
See the class description of genpop for more information on this data structure.
The functions genpop
and as.genpop
are aliases for new("genpop", ...)
.
Usage
## S4 method for signature 'genpop'
initialize(
.Object,
tab,
prevcall = NULL,
ploidy = 2L,
type = c("codom", "PA"),
...
)
genpop(...)
as.genpop(...)
Arguments
.Object |
prototyped object (generated automatically when calling 'new') |
tab |
A matrix of integers corresponding to the @tab slot of a genpop object, with individuals in rows and alleles in columns, and containing either allele counts |
prevcall |
an optional call to be stored in the object |
ploidy |
an integer vector indicating the ploidy of the individual; each individual can have a different value; if only one value is provided, it is recycled to generate a vector of the right length. |
type |
a character string indicating the type of marker: codominant ("codom") or presence/absence ("PA") |
... |
further arguments passed to other methods (currently not used) |
Details
Most users do not need using the constructor, but merely to convert raw allele data using genind2genpop
.
Value
a genpop object
See Also
the description of the genpop class; df2genind
and related functions for reading raw allele data