<scp>genalex</scp> 6: genetic analysis in Excel. Population genetic software for teaching and research

TLDR

GenAlEx 6 is a user‑friendly, cross‑platform Excel package that enables population genetic analyses of codominant, haploid, and binary data and, originally designed for teaching, now also serves researchers. It offers allele‑frequency methods (heterozygosity, F statistics, Nei’s distance, assignment, identity probabilities, pairwise relatedness), distance‑based tools (AMOVA, PCA, Mantel tests, multivariate and 2D spatial autocorrelation, twogener), and supports importing sequence/genotype data from automated sequencers and exporting to other software. More than 20 different graphs summarize data and aid exploration. Documentation and the program are available at http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/GenAlEx/.

Abstract

Abstract genalex is a user‐friendly cross‐platform package that runs within Microsoft Excel, enabling population genetic analyses of codominant, haploid and binary data. Allele frequency‐based analyses include heterozygosity, F statistics, Nei's genetic distance, population assignment, probabilities of identity and pairwise relatedness. Distance‐based calculations include amova , principal coordinates analysis (PCA), Mantel tests, multivariate and 2D spatial autocorrelation and twogener . More than 20 different graphs summarize data and aid exploration. Sequence and genotype data can be imported from automated sequencers, and exported to other software. Initially designed as tool for teaching, genalex 6 now offers features for researchers as well. Documentation and the program are available at http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/GenAlEx/