a two-column format genetic dataset, with "repunit", "collection", and "indiv"
columns, as well as a "sample_type" column that has some "reference" entries
gen_start_col
the first column of genetic data in reference
preCompiledParams
Users should never use this option. It is here only so that
this function can be called on a precompiled set of parameters with infer_mixture. Don't
use this, unless you are one of the package developers...
alle_freq_prior
a one-element named list specifying the prior to be used when
generating Dirichlet parameters for genotype likelihood calculations. Valid methods include
"const", "scaled_const", and "empirical". See ?list_diploid_params
for method details.