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Research links gene recombination to multiplicative weights update algorithm

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This research paper revisits a theory proposing that gene recombination in evolution mirrors the multiplicative weights update algorithm (MWUA). The authors generalize the theory by removing assumptions about weak selection and population distribution, demonstrating that marginal allele distributions precisely match MWUA. However, they challenge the original claim that sexual evolutionary dynamics offer specific convergence or utility guarantees beyond those already implied by convergence. AI

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Research links gene recombination to multiplicative weights update algorithm

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Reshef Meir, David Parkes ·

    On Sex, Evolution, and the Multiplicative Weights Update Algorithm

    arXiv:1502.05056v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We consider a recent innovative theory by Chastain et al. on the role of sex in evolution [PNAS'14]. In short, the theory suggests that the evolutionary process of gene recombination implements the celebrated multiplicative weig…

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