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Viral Quasispecies Evolution
Genome length L:
50
Mutation rate μ:
0.010
Fitness peak height:
5.0
Population (log):
1000
μ_c = 1/L =
0.020
μ/μ_c =
—
Phase: —
Master seq freq:
—
Diversity H:
—
Restart
Pause
Eigen's master equation: ẋ_i = Σ_j Q_ij f_j x_j − φ x_i. Error threshold μ_c = 1/L separates ordered (master) from disordered (quasispecies cloud) phases.