| Class | Data Declaration command |
| Name | read locus linkage |
| Arguments | <locus file name> |
Read locus names, types and map positions from a Linkage-format locus (.dat) file. Does not recognise factor coding of genotypes, but does create a new quantitative trait for liability class. Names are expected to be the first word after a comment token on the line declaring the locus type, but if not found, a name will be generated.
Example:
>> read locus linkage big2.loc Read in names of 6 loci from locus file.
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