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Starting with Eigen's model we discuss some principles pertaining to the selection of biological macromolecules. The principles have a certain analogy to Fisher's fundamental theorem for natural selection.
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Jones, B.L. Some principles governing selection in self-reproducing macromolecular systems. J. Math. Biology 6, 169–175 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02450787
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