Pedigree File Description

The pedigree file represents the genealogy of individuals in the study. It contains one header line and the family and genotype information for study subjects.

KIND

Unique kindred/family ID number

IND

Each individual has a unique number within a family

DAD

ID number of the father of a particular individual

MOM

ID number of the mother of a particular individual

SEX

Sex ID number, code as 0 = unknown, 1 = male, 2 = female

PHENO

Phenotype of individual coded as 0 = unknown, 1 = control, 2 = case

LIAB

Liability class

Marker data

Marker data should be entered as two separate columns of numbers separated by a space or a tab

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