Evolution of linkage and genome expansion in protocells: The origin of chromosomes
Fig 3
The equilibrium fitness of the population as a function of the split size (S) at two different numbers of essential genes D = 3 and D = 5.
Average of 10 independent runs. Relevant parameters as in Fig 2 (μ = 10−3, νlinkage = νbreak = νrecomb = 0.01).