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+initialPopCounts <- function(data, npops, rows, noalle, adjprior) {
+	# nloci=size(data,2)
+	# counts <- zeros(max(noalle),nloci,npops)
+	# sumcounts <- zeros(npops,nloci)
+
+	# for (i in 1:npops) {
+	#     for (j in 1:nloci) {
+	#         i_rivit <- rows(i,1):rows(i,2)
+	#         havainnotLokuksessa <- find(data(i_rivit,j)>=0)
+	#         sumcounts(i,j) <- length(havainnotLokuksessa)
+	#         for (k in 1:noalle(j)) {
+	#             alleleCode <- k
+	#             N_ijk <- length(find(data(i_rivit,j)==alleleCode))
+	#             counts(k,j,i) <- N_ijk
+	#         }
+	#     }
+	# }
+
+	# logml <- laskeLoggis(counts, sumcounts, adjprior)
+
+	return(sumcounts = sumcounts, counts = counts, logml = logml)
+}