Minimac4 is a tool for genotype imputation, an improved version of Minimac2. The Minimac Algorithm is a computationally efficient implementation of MaCH algorithm, works on phased genotypes and can handle large reference panels up to hundreds of thousands of haplotypes. It first identifies repeated haplotype patterns and uses these to speed up the computational process. Main improvements from previous versions: 1. About six times faster for the reference panels than Minimac3. 2. Decreased memory usage. 3. It can use varying ploidy in the same VCF file for imputation of sex chromosomes.
Population genetics
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