Low mutation rates promote the evolution of advantageous traits by preventing interference from deleterious mutations.

Abstract excerpt

We studied how mutation rates promote the evolution of advantageous traits in an asexual population. First, to examine the effects of mutation rates on the evolution of an advantageous trait (high competitive ability), we carried out simulation analyses with competition between individuals for survival. Second, to examine the mechanism underlying the promotion of advantageous trait evolution, we calculated the...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Computer Simulation
• Share to Evolution, Molecular
• Share to Genome