qtl (version 0.85-4)

read.cross.gary: Read data for a QTL experiment in Gary Churchill's format

Description

Data for a QTL experiment is read from a set of files and converted into an object of class cross.

Usage

read.cross.gary(dir,genfile,mnamesfile,chridfile,phefile,pnamesfile,mapfile)

Arguments

dir

Character string specifying the directory containing the input files.

genfile

File containing genotype data.

mnamesfile

File containing a list of marker names.

chridfile

File containing a list of chromosome numbers, one for each marker.

phefile

File containing phenotype data.

pnamesfile

File containing a list of phenotype names.

mapfile

File containing map locations for the markers. There may be extraneous records in this file.

Value

• An object of class cross. See read.cross for details.

See Also

read.cross, read.cross.karl, read.cross.mm, read.cross.csv

Examples

cross <- read.cross("gary",dir="../Data",genfile="geno.dat",
      mnamesfile="mnames.txt",chridfile="chrid.dat",phefile="pheno.dat",
      pnamesfile="pnames.txt",mapfile="markerpos.txt")