The Point of No Return: Evolution of Excess Mutation Rate Is Possible Even for Simple Mutation Models

Under constant selection, each trait has a fixed fitness, and small mutation rates allow populations to efficiently exploit the optimal trait. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that mutation rates will evolve downwards. However, we find that this need not be the case, examining several models of...

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Main Authors: Brian Mintz, Feng Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/24/4818