Parentage exclusion of close relatives in haplodiploid species

In this study we derive equations for the exclusion probability of maternity of a haploid male when multiple mother candidates (workers or queens) are unrelated or fullsibs to the mother. The usefulness of the equations is exemplified by numerical examples, and the results are discussed in the context of the study of worker reproductivity in eusocial haplodiploid species. The results are especially valuable for an optimal experimental design in determining sampling intensities (e.g. number of markers and number of individuals) to achieve satisfactory statistical power of a parentage analysis in investigating workers' reproductivity in eusocial haplodiploid species.PMID:37640113 | DOI:10.1016/j.tpb.2023.08.002

Source: Theoretical Population Biology - August 28, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jinliang Wang Andrew F G Bourke Source Type: research