Classes and methods for handling genetic data. Includes The package provides a library for the statistics environment R that contains classes to represent genotypes and haplotypes at single markers up to multiple markers on multiple chromosomes. Function include allele frequencies, flagging homo/heterozygotes, flagging carriers of certain alleles, estimating and testing for Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium, estimating and testing for linkage disequilibrium, and more.

NOTE: THIS PACKAGE IS NOW OBSOLETE.

The R-Genetics project has developed an set of enhanced genetics packages to replace 'genetics'. Please visit the project homepage at http://rgenetics.org for information.