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src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/hellbender/tools/walkers/annotator/InbreedingCoeff.java

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* that the calculation is only performed on founders and offspring are excluded.</p>
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* <h3>Details</h3>
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* <p>The output is the inbreeding coefficient 'F' (fixation) score, which is equal to the probability that an individual's two alleles are identical by descent.
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* <p>The output is the inbreeding coefficient 'F' (fixation) statistic, which for large sample sizes converges to the probability
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* that an individual's two alleles are identical by descent, provided that inbreeding is the only source of deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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* It is calculated as F = 1 - (# of het genotypes)/(# of het genotypes expected under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium). The number of het genotypes expeced under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
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* is 2*(# of samples)*(ref allele frequency)*(alt allele frequency), where allele frequencies are calculated from the samples' genotypes.</p>
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