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Mutation and recombination effects on the adaptability of sexual and asexual organisms

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Computing in the 90's (Great Lakes CS 1989)

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EVOLVE III, an evolutionary ecosystem simulation program, is used to study the relationship between genetic variation and adaptability of organisms in constant and fluctuating environments. The simulation runs suggest that point mutations increase genetic diversity while gene recombination acts as a stabilizing force for phenotypic variability.

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Naveed A. Sherwani Elise de Doncker John A. Kapenga

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Rizki, M.M., Chen, J. (1991). Mutation and recombination effects on the adaptability of sexual and asexual organisms. In: Sherwani, N.A., de Doncker, E., Kapenga, J.A. (eds) Computing in the 90's. Great Lakes CS 1989. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 507. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0038521

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