Principles

Excess capacity, presuppression, and ratcheting

Conceptually, there are two components A and B (e.g. two proteins) that interact with each other. A, which performs a function for the system, does not depend on its interaction with B for its functionality, and the interaction itself may have randomly arisen in an individual with the ability to disappear without an effect on the fitness of A. This present yet currently unnecessary interaction

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