The allelic frequency at equilibrium (qˆ) depends on the relative fitnesses (usually expressed as selection coefficients) of the two homozygotes:

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Compound heterozygote 

An individual with two different recessive alleles at a locus that result in a recessive phenotype. 

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Reciprocal crosses

Pair of crosses in which the phenotypes of the male and female parents are reversed

 

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Genomic imprinting 

Differential expression of a gene that depends on the sex of the parent that transmitted the gene.

 

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Genomic imprinting does not follow mendelian law.