Skelesim: an extensible, general framework for population genetic simulation in R.

ABSTRACT: Simulations are a key tool in molecular ecology for inference and forecasting, as well as for evaluating new methods. Due to growing computational power and a diversity of software with different capabilities, simulations are becoming increasingly powerful and useful. However, the widespread use of simulations by geneticists and ecologists is hindered by difficulties in understanding these softwares' complex capabilities, composing code and input files, a daunting bioinformatics barrier and a steep conceptual learning curve. skelesim (an R package) guides users in choosing appropriate simulations, setting parameters, calculating genetic summary statistics and organizing data output, in a reproducible pipeline within the R environment. skelesim is designed to be an extensible framework that

SUBMITTER: Parobek CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5161633 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature