chromosome2numeric {SNPchip}R Documentation

Converts chromosome to numeric

Description

Provides a standard way of converting chromosome annotation stored in SnpLevelSet objects to the numeric class.

Usage

chromosome2numeric(chromosome)

Arguments

chromosome an object inherited from SnpLevelSet

Details

This is useful when sorting SNPs in an object by chromosome and physical position – ensures that the sorting is done in the same way for different objects.

The function currently provides the following conversions:

"X" -> 23 "XY" -> 24 "Y" -> 25 "M" -> 26

Value

numeric

Author(s)

R. Scharpf


[Package SNPchip version 1.4.0 Index]