mrkid

Returns the numerical Id of the marker of the given name.

Synopsis:

The mrkid command is invoked either as:

• mrkid Options
• mrkid name
• mrkids names or list of names

Description:

the command returns the unique numerical id of the marker whose name is given as an argument. This numerical id is used in several other commands. The variant mrkids can take as argument several names or a list of names and returns a list of numerical Ids.

Arguments:

• Options : -u to obtain the synopsys of the normal use, -h to print a one line description, -H to print a short help.
• name: the name of the marker as it appears in the dataset it has been loaded from.

Returns:

the numerical id of the marker.

Example:

CG> dsload Data/bc.cg
{1 f2 backcross 20 208 /homes/thomas/carthagene/test/Data/bc.cg}
CG> mrkid MS9
9
CG> mrkids MS9 MS10
9 10
CG> mrkmerge [mrkid MS9] [mrkid MS10]
Markers 9 and 10 merged in 9.

#Markers 9 and 10 merged in 9.

See also:

• mrkinfo (2.3.5)