Frequency-dependent selection, beneficial mutations, and the evolution of sex.

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This paper presents a mathematical model of a population in which multiple alleles at a particular locus are maintained by frequency-dependent selection. The results suggest that, if the population reproduces sexually, the benefit conferred on the population by beneficial mutations at other loci will typically be much larger than if the population reproduces by asexual means. In part, this is true because, in...

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