[adegenet-forum] DAPC: Allele counts vs Allele frequencies

[Thibaut Jombart]

Dear André

it should not make any difference as long as all loci have the same ploidy.
If not, then I would recommend using frequencies to avoid over-weighting
loci with higher ploidy.

Best
Thibaut

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On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 at 10:25, André Boler Barros <andrebolerbarros at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I would like to know if I should transform my allele counts in frequencies
> prior to using DAPC or if I should use the allele counts.
>
> Thanks,
>
> *André Boler Barros*
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