Host-parasite interaction as a factor in the evolution of genetic recombination
Korol', A.B.; Preĭgel', S.I.
Genetika 24(6): 1113-1120
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-6758 PMID: 3169541 Document Number: 306367
A model of the rec-system evolution determined by species interactions of the host-parasite type has been studied. In contrast to known formalizations, the genetic structure of both populations is clearly represented in our model, which makes it possible to set the mode of their interrelations in a more natural and biologically consistent way. The numerical analysis has revealed the situations, where nondecreasing oscillations of the linkage disequilibrium coefficient and, consequently, the selection favourable for higher recombination occur in a system. The evolutionary advantage of recombination has been demonstrated both in terms of population mean fitness and in the models with locus modifier of recombination.