Bioinformatics with Python Cookbook - Second Edition

Introducing the Genepop format

The Genepop format is used in many conservation genetics studies. It's the format of the Genepop application and is the de facto format for much population genetics analysis. If you come from other fields (for example, those that have a lot of sequencing experience), you may not have heard of it, but this format is widely used (as its citation record proves) and is worth a look. Here, we will convert some datasets from previous recipes to this format and introduce the Genepop parser in Biopython.