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. 2019 Dec 17;20(Suppl 20):635. doi: 10.1186/s12859-019-3202-x

Table 1.

Formulae for the expected numbers of triplets WM(Δ) of each type Δ, by branching model M

Model M Tripling- Tripling- Doubling- Doubling-
tripling doubling tripling doubling
Triplet ΔT (3,3) (3,2) (2,3) (2,2)
{t1,t1,t1} u(1+2v+v)3 u(1+v)3 - -
{t1,t1,t2} 2(3u+u)(3v+v) 2(3u+u) 2u(3v+v) (2u)v(1+v)
×(1+2v+v) ×v(1+v) ×(1+2v+v)
{t1,t2,t2} - - - -
{t2,t2,t2} (1+2u+u)v - (1+u)v -

u= probability that two progeny survive after the first polyploidization event. u= probability that three survive. Similarly v and v are the probabilities that two or three progeny survive, respectively, after the second event