GENEPOP is a population genetics software package originally developed by Michel
Raymond and Francois Rousset,
at the Laboratiore de Genetique et Environment, Montpellier, France. The latest version of Genepop (4.7.x) is available from http://kimura.univ-montp2.fr/~rousset/Genepop.htm. Genepop 4.7 runs under Windows, and can also be compiled to run under Unix or Linux. It will compile on Mac OSX machines if you have the developer tools installed.
The current Genepop PC version is easier to use and has some additional analyses (compared to v3.4) plus the ability to run in Batch mode.
The web version is still available for teaching purposes and for those who, for some reason, cannot run Genepop on their local PC or Mac. The web version is currently limited to processing no more than 50 loci and/or 100 populations. Below
is the Genepop WWW menu with links to the data input and help pages. NB the web version currently implements Genepop 4.7.5.
| Option | Status of Web Version | Help Files |
| 1. Hardy Weinberg Exact Tests | Upgraded to Genepop 4.7 (compiled binary from source code provided by Francois Rousset) | Option 1 Help |
| 2. Linkage Disequilibrium | Upgraded to Genepop 4.7 (compiled binary from source code provided by Francois Rousset) | Option 2 Help |
| 3. Population Differentiation | Upgraded to Genepop 4.7 (compiled binary from source code provided by Francois Rousset) | Option 3 Help |
| 4. Nm estimates | Upgraded to Genepop 4.7 (compiled binary from source code provided by Francois Rousset) | Option 4 Help |
| 5. Basic Information, Fis and gene diversities | Upgraded to Genepop 4.7 (compiled binary from source code provided by Francois Rousset) | Option 5 Help |
| 6. Fst & other correlations | Upgraded to Genepop 4.7 (compiled binary from source code provided by Francois Rousset) Some options and settings are not included in the web version. | Option 6 Help |
| 7. File Conversion | Equivalent to Dos versions 3.4. Includes additional file conversion to ARLEQUIN format. | Option 7 Help |
| 8. Miscellaneous Utilities | Suboptions 1-3 upgraded to Genepop 4.7 (compiled binary from source code provided by Francois Rousset). NB. Web version suboption 4 differs from PC version. | Option 8 Help |
When publishing results from the web version of Genepop, please cite the original authors of the software:
Raymond M. & Rousset F, 1995. GENEPOP (version 1.2): population genetics software for exact tests and ecumenicism. J. Heredity, 86:248-249
Rousset, F., 2008. Genepop'007: a complete reimplementation of the Genepop software for Windows and Linux. Mol. Ecol. Resources 8: 103-106.
A web interface is also provided for the LinkDos program
(P. Garnier-Gere and C. Dillmann. J. Heredity 83:239,1992) - now rewritten in C, providing a number of useful
computations including analysis of linkage disequilibrium.
Any problems or questions regarding the website implementation of Genepop should
be directed to
Dr. Ross Graham at Ross.Graham@curtin.edu.au,
or fill in an online bug report. Problems with the PC version of Genepop should be directed to Professor Francois Rousset (francois.rousset@umontpellier.fr).
We also have a guest book in which we encourage you to make an entry.