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Modularity Enhances the Rate of Evolution in a Rugged Fitness Landscape
Biological systems are modular, and this modularity affects the evolution of
biological systems over time and in different environments. We here develop a
theory for the dynamics of evolution in a rugged, modular fitness landscape. We
show analytically how horizontal gene transfer couples to the modularity in the
system and leads to more rapid rates of evolution at short times. The model, in
general, analytically demonstrates a selective pressure for the prevalence of
modularity in biology. We use this model to show how the evolution of the
influenza virus is affected by the modularity of the proteins that are
recognized by the human immune system. Approximately 25\% of the observed rate
of fitness increase of the virus could be ascribed to a modular viral
landscape.Comment: 45 pages; 7 figure
Self-normalized Cram\'{e}r type moderate deviations for the maximum of sums
Let be independent random variables with zero means and finite
variances, and let and . A
Cram\'{e}r type moderate deviation for the maximum of the self-normalized sums
is obtained. In particular, for identically
distributed it is proved that uniformly for
under the optimal finite third moment of .Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/12-BEJ415 the Bernoulli
(http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical
Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm
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