I'm confused on why mutation-selection balance is responsible for this: looking at the host-parasite co-evolution graph attached and it shows how host genotypes decline in frequency when they are common and increase when they are rare.

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I'm confused on why mutation-selection balance is responsible for this: looking at the host-parasite co-evolution graph attached and it shows how host genotypes decline in frequency when they are common and increase when they are rare. 

parasite allele
host allele
3
6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15
1
4
5
Generation
Host-parasite co-evolution. The dynamics of evolutionary
change in allele frequencies over 15 generations showing
oscillations in a hypothetical host population’s genotype
(black) and its matching parasite population's genotype (gray).
Frequency
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Transcribed Image Text:parasite allele host allele 3 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 4 5 Generation Host-parasite co-evolution. The dynamics of evolutionary change in allele frequencies over 15 generations showing oscillations in a hypothetical host population’s genotype (black) and its matching parasite population's genotype (gray). Frequency 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
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