Table 4. The probability identification and probability of exclusion for 5, 11, and 16 microsatellite marker combinations
| Marker set | PI | PIhalf-sibs | PIsibs | PE1 | PE2 | PE3 |
| 5 MSs | 7.03 × 10−6 | 1.29 × 10−4 | 9.60 × 10−3 | 0.9811412141 | 0.9013686772 | 0.9987024033 |
| 11 MSs | 3.13 × 10−12 | 2.69 × 10−9 | 3.89 × 10−5 | 0.9998643997 | 0.9946317194 | 0.9999997071 |
| 16 MSs | 2.39 × 10−17 | 3.42 × 10−13 | 3.69 × 10−7 | 0.9999974427 | 0.9994705194 | 0.9999999996 |
MS, microsatellite; PI, Probability that the genotypes of two unrelated individuals in a randomly mated population are the same; PIhalf-sibs, probability that two individuals have the same genotype in the half-sib group; PIsibs, probability that two individuals have the same genotype in the half-sib group; PE1, probability of exclusion of one putative parent when the other parent’s genotype is known; PE2, probability of exclusion of one putative parent when the genotype of the other parent is missing; PE3, probability of excluding a putative parent pair.