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. 2001 Nov 30;70(1):142–156. doi: 10.1086/324709

Table 1.

Transmission Probabilities (of Offspring Genotypes) and Penetrances (of Offspring Phenotypes), Conditioned on Indicated Parental Genotypes, for Parental Genotypes Compatible with Unaffected Mother × Unaffected Father MT[Note]

Transmission Probabilities When Unaffected Mother's Genotype Is
UnaffectedFather's Genotype dd; p2 Dd; 2pq(1-f) DD; q2(1-f)
dd; p2 dd; P(dd)=1, P(aff|dd)=0, P(unaff|dd)=1 dd; P(dd)=.5, P(aff|dd)=0, P(unaff|dd)=1
Dd; P(Dd)=.5, P(aff|Dd)=fm, P(unaff|Dd)=1-fm Dd; P(Dd)=1, P(aff|Dd)=fm, P(unaff|Dd)=1-fm
Dd; 2pq(1-f) dd; P(dd)=.5, P(aff|dd)=0, P(unaff|dd)=1 dd; P(dd)=.25, P(aff|dd)=0, P(unaff|dd)=1
Dd; P(Dd)=.5, P(aff|Dd)=fp, P(unaff|Dd)=1-fp Dd; P(Dd)=.5, Inline graphic, Inline graphic Dd; P(Dd)=.5, P(aff|Dd)=fm, P(unaff|Dd)=1-fm
DD; P(DD)=.25, P(aff|DD)=fmp, P(unaff|DD)=1-fmp DD; P(DD)=.5, P(aff|DD)=fmp, P(unaff|DD)=1-fmp
DD; q2(1-f) Dd; P(Dd)=1, P(aff|Dd)=fp, P(unaff|Dd)=1-fp Dd; P(Dd)=.5, P(aff|Dd)=fp, P(unaff|Dd)=1-fp
DD; P(DD)=.5, P(aff|DD)=fmp, P(unaff|DD)=1-fmp DD; P(DD)=1, P(aff|DD)=fmp, P(unaff|DD)=1-fmp

Note.— We define fmp as fm+fp-fmfp (see text).