A toolkit for manipulating population data is critical for population
geneticists, epidemiologists, evo-devo and others.
This proposal will outline basic set of objects which are useful for
manipulating population data. Our primary driving force will be to
process the data generated from the SNP haplotype project.
Population Objects
Bio::Population namespace
Bio::Population::HaplotypeCohortI a collection (likely) co-inherited
markers
Bio::Population::HaplotypeI -- a score for a particular haplotype
cohort or an individual
Bio::Population::GenotypeI -- a score value for a marker for an individual
Bio::Population::FrequencyI -- an allele frequency in a Population
Bio::Population::PopulationI -- group of unrelated individuals
Bio::Population::PedigreeI -- group of related individuals w/ relationships
Bio::Population::IndividualI -- a single identifiable entity with distinct
genotypes for markers
Bio::Population::PhenotypeI -- a trait associated with an individual
Relationships
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A PedigreeI isa PopulationI
A PopulationI can contain other PopulationIs