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Let $Z_n$ be the size of generation $n$. This is a Galton-Watson process with offspring meanThe expected generation size in a Galton-Watson process is thereforeIts probability generating function isBy the Galton-Watson extinction fixed point, the extinction probability $q$ is the smallest solution in $[0,1]$ of $G(q)=q$. Factoring givesso $q=(\sqrt{29}-5)/2$. The probability of production continuing forever is

The total progeny counts all individuals, including the initial ancestor, in a Galton-Watson process. It is infinite on survival. If the offspring mean is $m<1$, the expected generation size in a Galton-Watson process and the monotone convergence theorem give $\mathbb{E}T=1/(1-m)$.