Behavior of pairs of loci in finite monoecious populations

Transition equations are established for descent measures for pairs of loci in finite randomly mating monoecious populations. The two special cases of equal chance gamete formation and two gametes per parent are considered in detail. The descent measures allow genotypic frequencies to be found but are used mainly to evaluate three quadrigenic moments, including the variance of the linkage disequilibrium. Numerical properties of these moments are compared to previously reported values.