Article
The evolution of mutation rate in finite asexual populations.
Genetics - 1 Jan 2006
André Jean-Baptiste, Godelle Bernard
Abstract excerpt
In this article, we model analytically the evolution of mutation rate in asexual organisms. Three selective forces are present. First, everything else being equal, individuals with higher mutation rate have a larger fitness, thanks to the energy and time saved by not replicating DNA accurately. Second, as a flip side, the genome of these individuals is replicated with errors that may negatively affect fitness....
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Alleles
- Biological Evolution
- Gene Frequency
- Genetics, Population
- Models, Genetic
- Mutation
- Reproduction, Asexual
- Selection, Genetic