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. 2012 Aug 14;7(8):e42744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042744

Table 1. Relative fitnesses of the four phenotypes.

Phenotype Relative fitness
TN 1+σ 1
Tn 1+σ 2
tN 1
tn 1

The relative fitness of individuals carrying the T trait can differ from that of individuals carrying the t trait. The amount of this difference is dictated by the N state: the N trait confers a fitness difference of σ 1 between TN and tN, and the n trait confers a fitness difference of σ 2 between Tn and tn.