Transition probabilities for the three possible states of two lineages.#

transition-probability

At any point in time, two lineages must be (1) separated or (2) cotransmitted or (3) coalesced. Row i column j of the table gives the probability that lineages in state i will transition to state j if we go back a single generation. By definition, the probabilities in each row sum to 1.

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