Allele numbers -> binary factors

[Robert Cottingham]

> Stephen Wood <swood at unixg.ubc.ca>
> writes to ask:
>
> The conversion programme I have that converts LINKAGE files to CRIMAP files
> seems to require the LINKAGE pedfile to be coded as binary factors.  I
> have received a pedfile by email coded as allele numbers.  Do you know
> of a program that can convert this to binary factors?  If not can you
> suggest any fix, short of re-entering the data?

If anyone has suggestions they would be great appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

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