2019/03/15 by Larry Bull, Bull, Larry
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models #Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE) #Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1903.07429
openalex publication_date 2019/03/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
It has been suggested that the fundamental haploid-diploid cycle of eukaryotic sex exploits a rudimentary form of the Baldwin effect. This paper uses the well-known NKCS model to explore the effects of coevolution upon the behaviour of eukaryotes. It is shown how varying fitness landscape size, ruggedness and connectedness can vary the conditions under which eukaryotic sex proves beneficial over asexual reproduction in haploids in a coevolutionary context. Moreover, eukaryotic sex is shown to be more sensitive to the relative rate of evolution exhibited by its partnering species than asexual haploids.