Table 3 Some possible contrasts to distinguish effects due to autosomal (A), sex-linked (X) and maternal (M) effects in the crosses shown in Table 2

From: The quantitative genetics of sexual dimorphism: assessing the importance of sex-linkage

Contrast

Females

Males

 

A

X

M

A

X

M

1 vs 5; 2 vs 8; 9 & 11 vs 13 & 16; 10 & 12 vs 14 & 15

+

  

+

  

1 vs 3; 2 vs 4

   

+

  

3 vs 4

  

+

 

+

+

5 vs 6; 7 vs 8; 13 vs 14; 15 vs 16

 

+

    

9 vs 10; 11 vs 12

+

+

 

+

  
  1. ‘+’ indicates that the effect is detected by the contrast. It is assumed that males are XO or that Y-linked effects are negligible.
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