ms2ms.pl: a PERL script for generating microsatellite data

Authors: PIDUGU, SREENIVASA R.; SCHLÖTTERER, CHRISTIAN

Source: Molecular Ecology Notes, Volume 6, Number 2, June 2006 , pp. 580-581(2)

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Abstract:

Microsatellites are frequently used to infer population structure and demographic history. Contrary to DNA sequence data, only very limited simulation software is currently available for microsatellites. The `ms-program' is an advanced computer simulation tool for sequence data under a broad range of demographic models. We report a PERL script that converts the output of the ms-program into microsatellite data. The ms2ms PERL script generates an output file that could be read by the microsatellite analyser software to calculate the desired summary statistics.

Keywords: microsatellites; ms-program; simulation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01286.x

Publication date: 2006-06-01