August 15, 2025Open Access

MULTICLUST – Fast Multinomial Clustering of multiallelic genotypes to infer genetic population structure

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ASArun SethuramanSan Diego State University WCWei-Chen ChenNanjing Tech University MWMargaret WanjikuUniversity of California, Riverside

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MULTICLUST demonstrates fast and accurate estimation of genetic admixture proportions in multilocus genotypes, suggesting its utility for genetic analyses.

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MULTICLUST offers accurate estimates of population admixture proportions and allele frequencies across diverse genetic frameworks for multilocus genotype analysis.
Comparative analysis shows that MULTICLUST performs comparably to STRUCTURE, significantly enhancing reliability and efficiency in genetic population studies.
Analysis of simulated and empirical data confirms the method's effectiveness in dealing with multi-allelic loci and missing data for accurate population structure inference.
Significantly, MULTICLUST is implemented in C and publicly accessible, indicating potential for broad adoption in genetic research and applications.

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Sethuraman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a3656a0a429f797332b7ec https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.06.668969

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MULTICLUST demonstrates fast and accurate estimation of genetic admixture proportions in multilocus genotypes, suggesting its utility for genetic analyses.

MULTICLUST – Fast Multinomial Clustering of multiallelic genotypes to infer genetic population structure

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MULTICLUST – Fast Multinomial Clustering of multiallelic genotypes to infer genetic population structure

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