TABLE 1
Patterns of chromosomal transmission
Chromosomes
Sex
mtDNA
a
Y
X
Autosomes
Female (homogametic)
1
0
2
2
Male (heterogametic)
0
1
1
2
Total copies
1
1
3
4
Proportion cotransmitted with mtDNA
0
0.66
0.50
↵
a
Assuming strict maternal transmission of mtDNA.