title: A sexually neutral discrete Markov model for given sum males + females.
abstract: An inhomogeneous discrete Markov model is formulated for sexual random mating with diploid male and female individuals. The generations are nonoverlapping and of given sizes. The genetic variation is in a sexually neutral allele with two varieties, giving three different genotypes. Taking sex as a marker, the Markov model works with six genotypes. The sex of each offspring is random. This implies a probability of extinction, giving the model an algorithmic nature. We compute expected genotype frequencies, their standard deviations and fixation probabilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 As, Norway.
authors.forename: Peder A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tyvand
authors.forename: Steinar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thorvaldsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D040961:Genetic Drift; D005828:Genetics, Population / Q000379:methods*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008390:Markov Chains; D008957:Models, Genetic; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal