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A model for mutation in bacterial populations

R. Donangelo, H. Fort

physics.bio-pharXiv:physics/0206042

Abstract

We describe the evolution of E.coli populations through a Bak-Sneppen type model which incorporates random mutations. We show that, for a value of the mutation level which coincides with the one estimated from experiments, this model reproduces the measures of mean fitness relative to that of a common ancestor, performed for over 10,000 bacterial generations.

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