version 2.1.2b
Lamarc is a program for doing Likelihood Analysis with Metropolis Algorithm using Random Coalescence. Lamarc estimates effective population sizes, population exponential growth rates, a recombination rate, and past migration rates for one to n populations assuming a migration matrix model with asymmetric migration rates and different subpopulation sizes.
Data section:
contains the actual molecular data, and additional information used to interpret it
examples:
<data> <region name="Alcohol dehydrogenase"> <population name="Seattle"> <individual name="Mary"> <sample> <datablock type="DNA"> CTTGTAACCTAATGGCTTCCGAGATGGACTAGTGAGCCGCTTTCTC TACACCAACGCAGCACATGACGGTCTTACATGCGGAGCCCGCTCAA </datablock> </sample> </individual> <individual name="Jon"> <sample> <datablock type="DNA"> CTTGTAACCTAATGGCTTCCGA GATGGACTAGTGAGCCGCTTTCTC TACACCAACGCAGCACATGACG GTCTTACATGCGGAGCCCGCTCAA </datablock> </sample> </individual> </population> </region> </data>
<data> <region name="Alcohol dehydrogenase"> <population name="Seattle"> <individual name="Mary"> <sample> <datablock type="Microsat"> 7 8 14 7 9 21 </datablock> </sample> <sample> <datablock type="Microsat"> 7 9 14 7 9 21 </datablock> </sample> </individual> <individual name="Jon"> <sample> <datablock type="Microsat"> 7 9 14 7 10 23 </datablock> </sample> <sample> <datablock type="Microsat"> 8 9 13 7 ? 23 </datablock> </sample> </individual> </population> </region> </data>
Kuhner, M. K., 2006 “LAMARC 2.0: maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimation of population parameters.” Bioinformatics 22(6): 768-770.