Figure 3

Time series from parallel simulations. Plots of five independent simulations, each in a different colour. First column: frequencies of the three monoactive enzymes (E₁ – E₃) and functionless (parasitic; P) replicators; second, third and fourth columns: average replicabilities, lengths and enzymatic activities (based on Supplementary Equation (S5)), respectively. Initial proportion of enzymatically active replicators: 50%. Parameters: D = 1.0, b₂ = 0.01 (low D – high b).