Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Using digital organisms to investigate the effect of whole genome duplication in (artificial) evolution
Yao Yao, Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet, Yves Van de Peer
This study uses digital organisms to simulate the impact of whole genome duplication on evolution under different environmental conditions, finding that duplicated genomes increase adaptive potential during extinction events.
DOI 10.1101/521112