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Modeling of coevolution of nodular bacteria and legume plants allowed us to propose a mathematical criterion (index) of functional integrity of symbiosis (FIS), which is based on analysis of genotype frequency covariation matrices with fluctuating system parameters. We found FIS to be positively correlated with the ecological efficiency of symbiosis (its impact on seed productivity of plants) and negatively correlated with the diversity indices of partners. These dependences allow us to explain the increase in the structural-functional integrity of symbiosis, which is characteristic for its macroevolution, by natural selection of the increase of interaction efficiency of partners.
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Original Russian Text © N.I. Vorobiev, N.A. Provorov, 2010, published in Ekologicheskaya Genetika, 2010, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 17–26.
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Vorobiev, N.I., Provorov, N.A. Modeling of the evolution of legume-rhizobia symbiosis towards improved functional integrity of partners and ecological efficiency of their interactions. Russ J Genet Appl Res 1, 448–457 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059711050169
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