HYBRIDLAB (version 1.0): a program for generating simulated hybrids from population samples

• Published in: Molecular Ecology Notes
• Main Authors: Nielsen, E E G, Bach, Lars, Kotlicki, P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2006
• Subjects: Ecology; atlantic cod
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/163737; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01433.x

We present the computer program HYBRIDLAB 1.0 for simulating intraspecific hybrids from population samples of nuclear genetic markers such as microsatellites, allozymes or SNPs ( single nucleotide polymorphisms). The program generates a user-specified number of multilocus F1 hybrid genotypes between any pair of potentially hybridizing populations included in a standard input-file of multilocus genotypes for population genetic analysis. This simple, user-friendly program has a wide range of applications for studying natural and artificial hybridization; in particular, for evaluating the statistical power for individual assignment of parental and hybrid individuals. An example of application for Atlantic cod populations is given.