Fitness-associated recombination on rugged adaptive landscapes |
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Authors: | Hadany L Beker T |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. lilach@charles.stanford.edu |
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Abstract: | A negative correlation between fitness and recombination rates seems to exist in various organisms. In this article we suggest that a correlation of that kind may play an important role in the evolution of complex traits. We study the effects of such fitness-associated recombination (FAR) in a simple two-locus deterministic model, as well as in a multi-loci NK rugged adaptive landscape. In both models studied, FAR results in faster adaptation and higher average population fitness, compared with uniform-rate recombination. |
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Keywords: | complex traits fitness peak shift recombination rugged adaptive landscape |
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