interpolate {skater}

Interpolate over segments

Description

This is an unexported helper used in in ibd2kin. The function interpolates over segments to apply genetic length to the segment. It is inspired by Python code distributed by the Browning lab (documentation).

Usage

interpolate(ibd_bp, chromgpos)

Arguments

ibd_bp

Base pair for the IBD segment over which to interpolate

chromgpos

Genetic map data for a specific chromosome

Value

Numeric vector with the genetic distance shared at the segment.

References

http://faculty.washington.edu/sguy/ibd_relatedness.html