I think the depends on your genotype-phenotype map. It’s hypothesized that sexual reproduction helps drive modularity because evolution needs to solve the probl

I think the depends on your genotype-phenotype map. It’s hypothesized that sexual reproduction helps drive modularity because evolution needs to solve the problem of how to bring together two genetically different individuals and still come out with a viable offspring. This is why robustness is so entwined with evolvability. If your genotype-phenotype map is simple then robustness doesn’t need to evolve but this may limit evolvability. The thing I always found with with evolution is that there is no free lunch.