Blossoc creates genealogies and maps linkage disequilibrium associations. It's a tool for genetic research that aims for perfect results.
For installation, Blossoc is written in C++ and is available as source code (under the GNU General Public License, GPL) and binary versions as Linux RPM files. While source code can be compiled on various Linux and UNIX systems, binary distributions for other platforms are not available unless manually built by a user.
To use Blossoc, input files containing marker positions and haplotype data are required. The haplotype file should have one line per haplotype, with each allele represented as either a '0' or '1', and the first column indicating a pseudo-allele for the case/control dichotomy. Blossoc is started from the command-line, and users can view the complete list of command-line options by running blossoc --help.
Finally, the latest version of Blossoc includes new features, such as a port to the new SNPFile format version 2.0. These enhancements add to the already strong capabilities of Blossoc as a linkage disequilibrium association mapping tool.
Version 1.3.0: N/A