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¹Department of Ecology and Evolution, The University of Chicago, 1101 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. nagylaki@uchicago.edu

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This study investigates evolution using the multilocus Levene model without epistasis. It finds that gene frequencies generically converge to fitness maxima, with stable equilibria achieved when linkage disequilibria are absent.

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Area of Science:

Population Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Mathematical Biology

Background:

The multilocus Levene model is a fundamental framework for studying population genetics.
Understanding the dynamics of gene frequencies and linkage disequilibria is crucial for evolutionary theory.
Previous models often made simplifying assumptions about linkage and epistasis.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze evolutionary trajectories under the multilocus Levene model with arbitrary linkage but absent epistasis.
To determine the conditions for convergence to stable gene-frequency equilibria.
To investigate the role of linkage disequilibria in evolutionary stability.

Main Methods:

Mathematical modeling of gene frequency and linkage disequilibrium dynamics.
Analysis of fitness landscapes and identification of equilibrium points.
Investigation of asymptotic stability of equilibria using dynamical systems theory.

Main Results:

Gene frequencies generically converge to local maxima of the geometric-mean fitness function.
Equilibria with absent linkage disequilibrium are asymptotically stable.
Under specific conditions (e.g., no dominance, absence of under/overdominance), unique and globally attracting stable equilibria exist.

Conclusions:

The model predicts convergence to stable states where linkage disequilibrium is resolved.
The geometric-mean fitness landscape governs the evolutionary trajectories.
The study provides insights into the conditions for stable genetic variation in populations.