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Typicality in quasispecies evolution in high dimensions.

Alfred Ajay Aureate R¹, Vaibhav Madhok²

¹The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai 600113, India.

Physical Review. E

|November 28, 2019

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In high-dimensional sequence spaces, quasispecies average fitness becomes independent of mutation rates. This finding, rooted in Levy's Lemma, has broad implications for evolutionary dynamics.

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary dynamics
Theoretical biology
High-dimensional systems

Background:

Quasispecies theory describes viral evolution and asexual populations.
The replicator-mutator equation models population dynamics with mutation.
High-dimensional sequence spaces present unique evolutionary challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate quasispecies and replicator-mutator dynamics in high dimensions.
To determine conditions under which average fitness is independent of mutation probabilities.
To explore the mathematical underpinnings of these evolutionary phenomena.

Main Methods:

Utilizing concentration of measure principles on high-dimensional hyperspheres.
Applying Levy's Lemma for Lipschitz functions in evolutionary models.
Generalizing Levy's Lemma for broader applicability.

Main Results:

Average fitness of high-dimensional quasispecies becomes independent of mutation probabilities under specific conditions.
Demonstrated the role of measure concentration and Levy's Lemma in this independence.
Extended findings to other functional capabilities describable as Lipschitz functions.

Conclusions:

Mutation probabilities may not significantly impact average fitness in high-dimensional evolutionary systems.
The mathematical framework provides insights into the robustness of evolutionary dynamics.
Potential for significant biological consequences in understanding adaptation and evolution.