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Wiley, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 4(5), p. 384-387, 2014

DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12158

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PopGenReport: Simplifying basic population genetic analyses in R

Journal article published in 2014 by Aaron T. Adamack, Bernd Gruber ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

1.) Using scripting languages like R to perform population genetic analyses can improve the reproducibility of research, but using R can be challenging for many researchers due to its steep learning curve. 2.) PopGenReport is a new R-package that simplifies performing population genetics analyses in R, through the use of a new report generating function. The function popgenreport allows users to perform up to 13 pre-defined and 1 user-defined analyses through the use of a single command line. Each analysis generates figures and tables that are incorporated into a PDF report and are also made available as individual files (figures are provided in multiple formats, table contents as CSV files). 3.) The package includes additional new R functions that simplify the importation of data from a spreadsheet file, examine allele distributions across populations and loci and identifies private alleles, determine pairwise individual genetic distances using the methods of Smouse and Peakall (1999) and Kosman and Leonard (2005) respectively, detect the presence of null alleles, calculate allelic richness, and test for spatial autocorrelation in genotypes using the methods of Smouse and Peakall (1999). 4.) The package has a modular structure which makes the process of adding new functionality straightforward. To facilitate the addition of user-designed functions, the package includes a fully customizable module that can be automatically included in the PDF report. 5.) To support users not experienced in R, a website (www.popgenreport.org) that has a tutorial for the package and a downloadable mobile version for the Windows operating system is also available. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.