.txt file in GenePop format into an object of type genindThe main work is done by the function adegenet::read.genepop. However, that function requires text files with an extension of .gen, whereas such files usually have extension .txt. The sole purpose of this function is to work around the “.gen” requirement.
genepop.to.genind(name, quiet = TRUE, ncode = 3)the name of a file in GenePop format
whether a conversion message should be printed
Set to the number of characters per allele name
an object of class genind