3.4 pedcheck statements

pedcheck statements apply to other MORGAN programs since the programs call the pedcheck functions first to check the pedigree file before doing computations on the pedigree data.

• For specifying the pedigree file and the optional seed file, see File identification statements.

• For describing the format of the pedigree file, see Pedigree file description statements.

(assign | ignore) gender

Optional. `assign gender' causes gender to be determined by parentage, whether or not gender is included in the pedigree file. `ignore gender', causes the program to not check or assign gender. The default action is to assign gender when it is absent and to check gender if it is present.

output pedigree chronological

Optional. If this statement is present and if the input file is not in chronological order, the pedigree is sorted and written out in chronological order. The pedigree is sorted by components, and within each component, each non-founding member is preceded by her or his parents. If this statement is not given, the input order is preserved in the output file, if written. See the previous section of this chapter for further discussion of pedigree components.

output pedigree record (father mother | mother father)

Optional. This statement causes the parents to be named in the specified order. The default arrangement for each triplet of names is the input order.