Genometric Analysis Simulation Program (GASP)

Summary of Current Options

• Maximum number of repetitions: none


• Maximum number of individuals per sample: 5000


• Maximum number of components (including loci): 32 (big version allows 412)


• Maximum number of traits: 5


• Maximum number of user-specified loci: 20 (big version allows 400)


• Maximum number of alleles at a given locus: 12


• Maximum number of trait specific environmental components: 3


• Maximum number of polygenic components: 3


• Maximum number of common sibship environomental components: 3


• Maximum number of random covariates: 3


• Type of family
• unrelated individuals
• sibships
• nuclear family
• CEPH-type family
• simple pedigree


• Type of sibship size
• fixed
• random


• Genotypes of founders
• random


• Type of trait
• quantitative
• qualitative


• Type of marker
• quantitative
• qualitative