Sex and recombination in the H\"otzel aging model

TL;DR

This paper investigates the role of sexual recombination in the H"otzel aging model to understand its evolutionary advantages, comparing it with asexual reproduction to shed light on why sex persists in nature.

Contribution

It introduces sexual recombination into the H"otzel aging model and compares its effects with asexual reproduction, providing insights into the evolutionary benefits of sex.

Findings

Recombination influences aging dynamics in the model.

Sexual reproduction may confer advantages over asexual reproduction.

Results suggest possible reasons for the persistence of sex in evolution.

Abstract

Why sex evolved and it prevails in nature remains one of the great puzzles of evolution. Most biologists would explain that it promotes genetic variability, however this explanation suffers from several difficulties. What advantages might sex confer? The present communication aims at certain investigations related to this question, in this way we introduce sexual recombination on the H\"otzel model (with males and females) and we compare these results with those from asexual reproduction without recombination.