segMaker {polyqtlR}

Create a list of possible QTL segregation types

Description

Function to generate list of segregation types for the exploreQTL function

Usage

segMaker(ploidy, segtypes, modes = c("a", "d"))

Arguments

ploidy

The ploidy of the population. Currently assumed to be an even number for this function.

segtypes

List of QTL segregation types to consider, so e.g. c(1,0) would mean all possible simplex x nulliplex QTL (ie. 4 QTL, on each of homologues 1 - 4 of parent 1). Note that symmetrical QTL types that cannot be distinguished are not automatically removed and need to be manually identified. If this is an issue, use the inbuilt list for tetraploids provided with the package to search the full model space. Such an inbuilt list is currently only available for tetraploids, and is available from the exploreQTL function.

modes

Character vector of modes of QTL action to consider, with options "a" for "additive" and "d" for dominant QTL action.