Led by Chris Gaynor Summary AlphaSimR is a package for performing stochastic simulations of plant and animal breeding programs (Gaynor et al. 2021). AlphaSimR provides a flexible and easy-to-use software environment capable of simulating very complex plant and animal breeding programs. There is no single way to construct a simulation in AlphaSimR. This is an intentional design aspect of AlphaSimR, because it frees users from the constraints of predefined simulation structures. However, most simulations follow a general structure consisting of four steps: Creating Founder Haplotypes Setting Simulation Parameters Modelling the Breeding Program Examining the Results The easiest way to learn how to use AlphaSimR is to learn about these steps by studying available examples (TODO - provide link here). The R package is available on CRAN and its development is hosted on GitHub. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=AlphaSimR https://github.com/gaynorr/AlphaSimR Gaynor et al. (2021) AlphaSimR: an R package for breeding program simulations. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 11(2) https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaa017 This article was published on 2024-09-02
