Open AccessCoevolution Drives the Emergence of Complex Traits and Promotes Evolvability
Author(s) -
Luis Zaman,
Justin R. Meyer,
Suhas Devangam,
David Bryson,
Richard E. Lenski,
Charles Ofria
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002023
Subject(s) - coevolution , biology , evolvability , evolutionary biology , genome , parasitism , host (biology) , experimental evolution , computational biology , genetics , gene
Experiments using a digital host-parasite model system show that coevolution can drive the emergence of complex traits and more evolvable genomes. Homepage Title: Parasitism Drives the Evolution of Complexity
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