Genetic Conflict Simulation

Conflict Type

Population

Population Size: 500

Segregation Distorter (SD)

Drive Strength (k): 0.90

% transmission to offspring

Fitness Cost: 0.10

homozygote viability

Suppressor Rate: 0.001

×10⁻⁴

Transposon Parameters

Transposition Rate: 0.01

×10⁻³ per copy

Fitness Cost per Copy: 0.01

×10⁻³

Excision Rate: 0.001

×10⁻³

Cytoplasmic Male Sterility

CMS Advantage: 0.20

female fertility bonus

Restorer Frequency: 0.10

initial Rf allele freq

Restorer Cost: 0.05

when no CMS present

Segregation Distorters:
"Selfish" chromosomes that bias their own transmission above 50% during meiosis, often by destroying gametes carrying the alternative allele. Creates conflict between distorter and host genome.

Allele Frequency Dynamics

SD (Distorter)

SD+ (Wild-type)

Suppressor

Genotype Frequencies

Fitness Landscape

Arms Race Dynamics

Population Fitness

Generation

Population

500

Selfish Element

0.0%

Suppressor
0.0%

Mean Fitness

1.00

Sex Ratio

1.00