Sympatric speciation: compliance with phenotype diversification from a single genotype

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2000-09-18

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0009252v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

14 pages + 3 figures(1 Color), gziped Postscript file, Proc. Roy. Soc. B (in press)

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A novel mechanism for sympatric speciation that takes into account complex bio-processes within each individual organism is proposed. According to dynamical systems theory, organisms with identical genotypes can possess differentiated physiological states and may coexist `symbiotically' through appropriate mutual interaction. With mutations, the phenotypically differentiated organisms gradually come to possess distinct genotypes, while maintaining their symbiotic relationship. This symbiotic speciation is robust against sexual recombination, because offspring of mixed parentage, with intermediate genotypes, are less fit than their parents. This leads to sterility of the hybrid. Accordingly, a basis for mating preference also arises.

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