Evolutionary adaptation is facilitated by the presence of lethal genotypes
The rate of adaptation in theoretical models of biological evolution generally increases with the mutation rate. However, there is a threshold beyond which mutations into lethal states lead to extinction. It would be logical to assume that eliminating such lethal states could be advantageous for evo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013286 |