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Adaptive evolution in a spatially structured asexual population.
Genetica - 1 May 2006
Gordo Isabel, Campos Paulo R A
Abstract excerpt
We study the process of adaptation in a spatially structured asexual haploid population. The model assumes a local competition for replication, where each organism interacts only with its nearest neighbors. We observe that the substitution rate of beneficial mutations is smaller for a spatially structured population than that seen for populations without structure. The difference between structured and...
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