Testing a hypothesis for the evolution of sex

Authors
Orcal, B Tuzel, E Sevim, V Jan, N Erzan, A
Citation
B. Orcal et al., Testing a hypothesis for the evolution of sex, INT J MOD C, 11(5), 2000, pp. 973-986
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C
ISSN journal
01291831 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
973 - 986
Database
ISI
SICI code
0129-1831(200007)11:5<973:TAHFTE>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
An asexual set of primitive bacteria is simulated with a lit-string Penna m odel with a Fermi function for survival. A recent hypothesis by Jan, Stauff er, and Moseley on the evolution of sex from asexual cells as a strategy fo r trying to escape the effects of deleterious mutations is checked. This st rategy is found to provide a successful scenario for the evolution of a sta ble macroscopic sexual population.