Quasispecies Equation

Eigen's quasispecies model: ẋᵢ = Σⱼ Qᵢⱼfⱼxⱼ − φxᵢ. Near the error threshold μ_c ≈ ln(f_max)/L, the master sequence loses dominance and the population delocalizes across sequence space.

Error threshold: μ_c = ln(σ)/L
Master sequence fitness:
Mutant cloud fitness:
Master fraction: