# read data
iron <- read_cross2(system.file("extdata", "iron.zip", package="qtl2"))
# insert pseudomarkers into map
map <- insert_pseudomarkers(iron$gmap, step=1)
# calculate genotype probabilities
probs <- calc_genoprob(iron, map, error_prob=0.002)
# grab phenotypes and covariates; ensure that covariates have names attribute
pheno <- iron$pheno
covar <- match(iron$covar$sex, c("f", "m")) # make numeric
names(covar) <- rownames(iron$covar)
Xcovar <- get_x_covar(iron)
# perform genome scan
out <- scan1(probs, pheno, addcovar=covar, Xcovar=Xcovar)
# pull out chromosome 8
out_c8 <- subset(out, map, chr="8")
# just the second column on chromosome 2
out_c2_spleen <- subset(out, map, "2", "spleen")
# all positions, but just the "liver" column
out_spleen <- subset(out, map, lodcolumn="spleen")
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