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Following the Dynamics of Structural Variants in Experimentally Evolved Populations

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Simulating Evolution in Asexual Populations with Epistasis.

Ramon Diaz-Uriarte¹

¹Department of Biochemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas "Alberto Sols" (UAM-CSIC), Madrid, Spain. ramon.diaz@iib.uam.es.

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|March 18, 2021

Summary

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This study demonstrates OncoSimulR for simulating asexual population evolution with epistasis. It details specifying fitness and epistasis directly or via random fitness landscape models.

Keywords:

Epistasis Evolution Fitness Fitness landscape Mutation Simulation

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary genetics
Computational biology
Population genetics

Background:

Epistasis, where gene interactions modify mutation effects, is crucial for understanding evolution.
Simulating these complex interactions requires specialized computational tools.

Purpose of the Study:

To illustrate the application of OncoSimulR for simulating evolution in asexual populations.
To detail methods for specifying epistatic interactions within genetic simulations.

Main Methods:

Utilizing OncoSimulR, a forward-time genetic simulation software.
Specifying fitness functions and epistatic effects directly by defining mutation impacts.
Implementing indirect specification of epistasis using random fitness landscape models.

Main Results:

Successful simulation of asexual population evolution incorporating epistasis.
Demonstrated flexibility in defining fitness and epistasis through direct and indirect methods.

Conclusions:

OncoSimulR is a versatile tool for studying evolutionary genetics with epistasis.
The methods presented allow for detailed or model-based simulation of complex genetic interactions.