Table 1. Assignment criteria and category definition of white-tailed (WT) and mule deer (MD) hybrids. Heterozygous and homozygous genotype frequencies are required as input prarmeters in NewHybrids to specify the number and configuration of hybrid classes.
Genotype frequency | |||||
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NewHybrid category | WT (AA) | H (AB) | MD (BB) | NewHybrid category expanded | |
WT | Parental WT | 1 | 0 | 0 | WT |
MD | Parental MD | 0 | 0 | 1 | MD |
F1 | First-generation hybrid | 0 | 1 | 0 | (WT x MD) |
F2 | Second-generation hybrid | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 | ((WT x MD) x (WT x MD)) |
BxWT | First-generation backcross | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | (WT x (WT x MD)) |
BxMD | First-generation backcross | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | (MD x MD x WT)) |
Bx2WT | Second-generation backcross | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0 | (WT x (WT x (WT x MD))) |
Bx2MD | Second-generation backcross | 0 | 0.25 | 0.75 | (MD x (MD x (MD x WT))) |
Bx3WT | Third-generation backcross | 0.875 | 0.125 | 0 | (WT x (WT x (WT x (WT x MD)))) |
Bx3MD | Third-generation backcross | 0 | 0.125 | 0.875 | (MD x (MD x (MD x (MD x WT)))) |