Natural selection can favor ratchet robustness over mutational robustness
Y. Lan, A. Trout, D. M. Weinreich, C. S. Wylie
The paper shows that natural selection can favor ratchet robustness over mutational robustness due to long-term extinction risks from Muller's ratchet.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology