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Performing Highly Efficient Genome Scans for Local Adaptation with R Package pcadapt Version 4.

Florian Privé^1,2, Keurcien Luu², Bjarni J Vilhjálmsson¹

¹National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Molecular Biology and Evolution

|April 29, 2020

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Version 4 of the pcadapt R package significantly speeds up genome scans for local adaptation. This update enhances computational efficiency by 20-60 times, offering faster analysis of genetic data.

Keywords:

R package efficient local adaptation

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Area of Science:

Population Genetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics

Background:

The pcadapt R package facilitates genome scans to identify genetic markers associated with local adaptation.
Computational efficiency has been a limiting factor in analyzing large genomic datasets for adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce version 4 of the pcadapt R package, focusing on substantial improvements in computational efficiency.
To maintain the accuracy of results while reducing computation time for genome scans.

Main Methods:

Implementing a new genotype storage format.
Utilizing an optimized algorithm for computing principal components of the genotype matrix.
Integrating these changes seamlessly into the existing pcadapt package.

Main Results:

Achieved a significant reduction in computation time, ranging from 20-60 fold in analyses.
Ensured that the results obtained are comparable to previous versions of the package.
Demonstrated seamless integration of the new computational methods.

Conclusions:

Version 4 of pcadapt offers a highly efficient tool for genome scans of local adaptation.
Researchers can now analyze larger genomic datasets more rapidly without compromising accuracy.
The updated package provides a substantial performance improvement for population geneticists and bioinformaticians.