Table 1 Parameters with default values
From: Dynamics of bacterial insertion sequences: can transposition bursts help the elements persist?
Symbol | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
N | Population size | 105 |
θ | Shift probability per IS per cell per generation | 10−6 |
μ | Insertion probability per IS per cell per generation | 10−6 |
ν | Excision probability per IS per cell per generation | 10−6 |
δ | Initial burst strength | 99 |
γ | Evolutionary rate of regulator | 10−3 |
a | Magnitude of fitness benefit per transposition event per cell generation | 2×10−4 |
d | Magnitude of fitness cost per transposition event per cell generation | 2×10−4 |
p a | Probability of IS fitness benefit | 0.05 |
p d | Probability of IS fitness cost | 0.8 |