Table 1 Range and default parameters used in the simulations
From: Genetic and environmental factors affecting cryptic variations in gene regulatory networks
Symbol | Variable | Min. | Max. | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
μ | Mutation rate [gene−1 generation−1] | 5.0×10−5 | 1.5×10−4 | 1.0×10−4 |
N | Population size | 50,000 | 150,000 | 100,000 |
V g e n o m e | Number of genes | 10 | 30 | 20 |
L | Number of cis-regulatory elements | 10 | 30 | 20 |
A | Positive edge bias | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
H | Number of environments | 1 | 6 | 2 |
S | Strength of selection | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |