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  • Evolutionary biology
  • Theoretical biology
  • Genetics

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  • The genotype-phenotype-fitness map (GPFM) architecture dictates evolutionary trajectories.
  • Variational modularity, where mutations impact limited traits, is a key feature of biological GPFMs.
  • The evolutionary constraints imposed by variational modularity are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the constraints on trait evolution imposed by variational modularity using extensions of Fisher's geometric model.
  • To analyze how different GPFM architectures influence evolutionary dynamics and trait optimization.
  • To explore the concept of module-selection balance in variationally modular systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized extensions of Fisher's geometric model with two functional traits.
  • Compared evolutionary dynamics on GPFMs with universal pleiotropy versus modular GPFMs.
  • Analyzed theoretical predictions against metagenomic data from *Escherichia coli* long-term evolution experiments.

Main Results:

  • On universal pleiotropy GPFMs, evolution follows the fitness gradient, optimizing traits at different rates based on selection strength.
  • On modular GPFMs, populations reach a "module-selection balance" where traits improve concurrently, maintaining a constant ratio.
  • The module-selection balance is a robust feature of variationally modular GPFMs, independent of specific dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Module-selection balance is an inherent property of variationally modular GPFMs.
  • This balance imposes significant constraints on long-term trait evolution in modular organisms.
  • Predicted bi-phasic genome evolution dynamics in modular organisms, supported by experimental data.