getGenomeBins {GenomicDistributions} | R Documentation

## Returns bins used in 'calcChromBins' function Given a named vector of chromosome sizes, the function returns GRangesList object with bins for each chromosome.

### Description

Returns bins used in 'calcChromBins' function Given a named vector of chromosome sizes, the function returns GRangesList object with bins for each chromosome.

### Usage

    getGenomeBins(chromSizes, binCount = 10000)

### Arguments

`chromSizes` | a named list of size (length) for each chromosome.
`binCount` | number of bins (total; *not* per chromosome), defaults to 10,000

### Value

A GRangesList object with bins that separate chromosomes into equal parts.

### Examples

    chromSizes = getChromSizes("hg19")
    chromBins  = getGenomeBins(chromSizes)

[Package GenomicDistributions version 1.2.0 Index]