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. 2012 Nov 2;91(5):839–848. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.09.004

Table 1.

Conditional Probability P(bij|eijgi) of Read bij Given True Genotype gi, and Read Error eij

True Genotype gi Base Calling Error Event eij Pr(bij = A) Pr(bij = B) Pr(bij = E)b
gi = AAa eij = 0 1 0 0
eij = 1 0 1/3 2/3
gi = ABa eij = 0 1/2 1/2 0
eij = 1 1/6 1/6 2/3
gi = BBa eij = 0 0 1 0
eij = 1 1/3 0 2/3
a

AA, AB, BB: A allele homozygote, heterozygote, and B allele homozygote

b

E: alleles other than A or B; assumes four possible alleles (bases)