Darwinian aspects of molecular evolution at sublinear propagation rates

DOI10.1006/BULM.2000.0173zbMATH Open1323.92137arXivphysics/9902069OpenAlexW1987414868WikidataQ41754705 ScholiaQ41754705MaRDI QIDQ886804FDOQ886804

Authors: Brian K. Davis 

Publication date: 27 October 2015

Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The symmetric distribution and all other states in the symmetry sector of the frequency trajectory increase mean fitness during competitive replication at sublinear propagation rates (parabolic time course). States in the non-symmetry sector, by contrast, produce negative time variations in mean fitness. The polymorphic steady state attained in sublinear systems is destabilised by formation of a variant with above threshold fitness. Evolution in the post-steady state interval increases threshold fitness. Contrary to the proposition that 'parabolic growth invariably results in the survival of all competing species,' only species with sufficient fitness to avoid subthreshold frequencies survive.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9902069

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zbMATH Keywords

molecular evolutionmean fitnesscompetitive replicationDarwinsublinear propagation rates

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biochemistry, molecular biology (92C40) Problems related to evolution (92D15)

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