Table 2. Mating frequencies for all possible matings.
♂×♀ | mating frequency | ♂×♀ | mating frequency |
TN×TN | tN×TN | ||
TN×Tn | tN×Tn | ||
TN×tN | tN×tN | ||
TN×tn | tN×tn | ||
Tn×TN | tn×TN | ||
Tn×Tn | tn×Tn | ||
Tn×tN | tn×tN | ||
Tn×tn | tn×tn |
In this model, α 1 is the rate of assortment if the choosing parent is N, and α 2 is the rate of assortment if the choosing parent is n. The choosing parent is listed first for each mating. On the right side of the equations, the first term represents the frequency of random matings and the second term the frequency of assortative matings.