5.4.1 genedrop computing requests

simulate [chromosome I] markers J [traits K]

One statement is given for each chromosome on which markers or both markers and traits are to be simulated. Only unlinked traits are simulated if no such statement is given. The `chromosome' keyword can be omitted if all markers and linked traits are on the same chromosome. The markers and traits are labeled as positive integers. The marker labels are relative to each chromosome whereas the trait labels are absolute. That is, the markers on chromosome 5 are labeled 1, 2, ..., and so are the markers on chromosome 7. The traits however are labeled, for example, as 1 on chromosome 5 and as 2 on chromosome 7. There can be at most 10 traits and 500 markers.

simulate unlinked traits K1...

Optional. This statement specifies traits to be simulated which are not linked to markers, and hence, have no map specifications.