TABLE 3
FROM:
Molecular genetic evidence for parthenogenesis in the Burmese python, Python molurus bivittatus
T V M Groot, E Bruins and J A J Breeuwer
BACK TO ARTICLETable 3. Parental genotypes in combination with the expected offspring phenotypes, as they can be observed for the different modes of reproduction when a dominant marker as AFLP is used
| Parental genotype | Offspring phenotypes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potential father | Mother | Sex | Parthenogenesis; homozygous offspring | Parthenogenesis; heterozygous offspring |
| 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 | 1 and 0* | 1 |
| 1 1 | 0 0 | 1* | 0 | 0 |
| 0 1 | 1 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 1 | 0 1 | 1 and 0* | 1 and 0* | 1 |
| 0 1 | 0 0 | 1* and 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 0 | 1 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 0 | 0 1 | 1 and 0* | 1 and 0* | 1 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 means character present, 0 means character absent. Parthenogenesis produces either complete homozygous offspring or offspring in which the heterozygozity of the mother is retained (Suomalainen et al, 1987).
* Mother and offspring phenotype combinations that were not found in this study.
