The evolution of sex through the Baldwin effect
- Submitting institution
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University of the West of England, Bristol
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 1166369
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1162/ARTL_a_00242
- Title of journal
- Artificial Life
- Article number
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- First page
- 481
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 1064-5462
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00242
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 0
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper presents a novel explanation for the evolution of sex based upon the potential benefits of fitness landscape smoothing through phenotypic plasticity. The new understanding explains various key aspects eukaryotic evolution such as polyploidy, two-step meiosis with recombination, dominance, etc. and forms the basis of the author’s recent monograph – The Evolution of Complexity: Simple Simulations of Major Innovations, Springer, 2020 (ISBN 978-3-030-40729-2).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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