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 This package contains the core utilities required by [PopGen.jl](https://github.com/biojulia/PopGen.jl), which includes the `PopData` and `Genotype` data types, their associated utilities, and file reading/writing.
 
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 ### Authors
 
 [![author info](misc/orcid.png)](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-0373) [![alt text](misc/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/PVDimens) Pavel Dimens, PhD Candidate @ U. Southern Mississippi