TY - GEN
T1 - The coevolution of mutation rates
AU - Maley, Carlo
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - In order to better understand life, it is helpful to look beyond the envelop of llfe as we know it. A simple model of coevolution was implemented with the addition of genes for longevity and mutation rate in the individuals. This made it possible for a lineage to evolve to be immortal. It also allowed the evolution of no mutation or extremely high mutation rates. The model shows that when the individuals interact in a sort of zero-sum game, the lineages mmntain relatively high mutation rates. However, when individuals engage in interactions that have greater consequences for one individual in the interaction than the other, lineages tend to evolve relatively low mutation rates. This model suggests that different genes may have evolved different mutation rates as adaptations to the varying pressures of interactions with other genes.
AB - In order to better understand life, it is helpful to look beyond the envelop of llfe as we know it. A simple model of coevolution was implemented with the addition of genes for longevity and mutation rate in the individuals. This made it possible for a lineage to evolve to be immortal. It also allowed the evolution of no mutation or extremely high mutation rates. The model shows that when the individuals interact in a sort of zero-sum game, the lineages mmntain relatively high mutation rates. However, when individuals engage in interactions that have greater consequences for one individual in the interaction than the other, lineages tend to evolve relatively low mutation rates. This model suggests that different genes may have evolved different mutation rates as adaptations to the varying pressures of interactions with other genes.
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U2 - 10.1007/3-540-59496-5_301
DO - 10.1007/3-540-59496-5_301
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957704809
SN - 3540594965
SN - 9783540594963
VL - 929
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 219
EP - 233
BT - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 3rd European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL 1995
Y2 - 4 June 1995 through 6 June 1995
ER -