Evolution of Genetic Variability and the Advantage of Sex and Recombination in Changing Environments

• Published in: Genetics (Austin) Vol. 153; no. 2; pp. 1055 - 1069
• Main Author: Burger, Reinhard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Genetics Soc America 01.10.1999
• Subjects: Animals; Biological Evolution; Environment; Female; Gene Frequency; Genetic Variation; Male; Models, Genetic; Models, Statistical; Mutation; Phenotype; Recombination, Genetic; Selection, Genetic

The role of recombination and sexual reproduction in enhancing adaptation and population persistence in temporally varying environments is investigated on the basis of a quantitative-genetic multilocus model. Populations are finite, subject to density-dependent regulation with a finite growth rate,...