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Table 1 Coefficients of relatedness for a haplodiploid female for various female and male relatives

From: Theory of genomic imprinting conflict in social insects

  

Full sibling

Half sibling

Own offspring

Offspring of full sister

Offspring of half sister

Mother related by r qq , father unrelated

Females

average

3/4

1/4

1/2

3/8

1/8

r qq /4

 

patrigenic

1

0

1/2

1/2

0

0

 

matrigenic

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/4

1/4

r qq /2

Males

average

-

1/2

1

3/4

1/4

r qq /2

 

patrigenic

-

0

1

1

0

0

 

matrigenic

-

1

1

1/2

1/2

r qq

  1. These are regression coefficients that do not include reproductive value differences between males and females. The last column is for relationships like cousins, with mothers related by r qq = 3/4 and fathers unrelated.