The role of complex formation and deleterious mutations for the stability of RNA-like replicator systems.

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In the RNA world hypothesis, RNA(-like) self-replicators are suggested as the central player of prebiotic evolution. However, there is a serious problem in the evolution of complexity in such replicators, i.e., the problem of parasites. Parasites, which are replicated by catalytic replicators (catalysts), but do not replicate the others, can destroy a whole replicator system by exploitation. Recently, a...

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