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Evolution of recombination in a constant environment.

M W Feldman1, F B Christiansen, L D Brooks

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|August 1, 1980
PubMed
Summary

A neutral mutation altering recombination rates can increase in frequency if it reduces recombination under stable equilibrium. Under mutation-selection balance, recombination-increasing mutations may spread with negative disequilibrium and tight linkage.

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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary genetics
  • Population genetics theory

Background:

  • Understanding the evolution of recombination is crucial for evolutionary theory.
  • Selective pressures on linked loci can influence the evolution of recombination rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary dynamics of a neutral modifier locus controlling recombination between two selected major loci.
  • To determine conditions under which mutations affecting recombination frequency can increase in prevalence.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of allele frequency dynamics.
  • Analysis of selection and mutation balance at a modifier locus.
  • Examination of linkage disequilibrium effects.

Main Results:

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  • Under stable equilibrium, a recombination-decreasing mutation increases in frequency when rare.
  • Recombination-increasing mutations can spread when linkage disequilibrium is negative and linkage is tight.
  • Recombination reduction can occur even with negative disequilibrium for looser linkage, depending on selection strength.

    • Conclusions:

    • The evolution of recombination is sensitive to the interplay between selection, mutation, and linkage disequilibrium.
    • Neutral modifiers of recombination can play a significant role in shaping genetic variation.
    • The conditions for recombination evolution depend critically on the specific population genetic context.