makeM {nadiv}

Creates the (additive) mutational effects relationship matrix

Description

This returns the (additive) mutational effects relationship matrix in sparse matrix format.

Usage

makeM(pedigree)

Arguments

pedigree

A pedigree where the columns are ordered ID, Dam, Sire

Details

Missing parents (e.g., base population) should be denoted by either 'NA', '0', or '*'.

See function makeMinv for directly obtaining the inverse of the (additive) mutational effects genetic relationship matrix.

Value

Returns M, or the mutational effects relationship matrix, in sparse matrix form.

Author(s)

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See Also

makeA, makeS

Examples

 makeM(Mrode2)