We analyze dog genotypes (i.e., positions of dog DNA sequences that often vary between different dogs) in order to predict the corresponding phenotypes (i.
The study presents Archetypal Analysis as a more efficient and unsupervised method for estimating genetic clusters in genomic data, making it particularly useful for large and diverse cohorts.
Unlike traditional methods like ADMIXTURE that require extensive computational resources, Archetypal Analysis significantly reduces compute time and memory usage, allowing for faster analysis of genetic data.
The findings suggest that Archetypal Analysis not only produces similar cluster structures as existing methods but also helps avoid misinterpretations related to socially constructed ethnic labels in genetics.