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. 2000 Mar 29;66(4):1341–1350. doi: 10.1086/302852

Table 1.

Mean and Variance of Genotype Count for One Offspringa and Distribution of Genotypes for n Offspring, Given the Parental Mating Type

Parental Mating Type (r×s) Mean (μrs) Variance (σ2rs) Genotype Probability for n Offspringb (φrs[n11,n12,n22])
B1B1×B1B1 (2×2) 1 0 1if n12=n22=00otherwise
B1B1×B1B2 (2×1)  1/2(1+c1)  1/4(1-c1)2 Inline graphic
B1B1×B2B2 (2×0) c1 0 1if n11=n22=00otherwise
B1B2×B1B2 (1×1)  1/4+ 1/2c1  1/16(4c21-4c1+3) Inline graphic
B1B2×B2B2 (1×0)  1/2c1  1/4c21 Inline graphic
B2B2×B2B2 (0×0) 0 0 1if n11=n12=00otherwise
a

With c0=0 and c2=1.

b

nij is the number of offspring with genotype BiBj, i, j=1,2, with n11+n12+n22=n.