In the RNA world hypothesis, RNA(-like) self-replicators have been
suggested as the central player of prebiotic evolution. However, there
is a serious problem in the evolution of complexity in replicator
systems, i.e., the problem of parasites: The parasite exploits
altruistic replicators and thus hinders the evolution of cooperatively
coupled replicator system. To investigate a possibility of the
evolution of complexity in an RNA replicator system, we here simulate
the evolutionary dynamics of a hypothetical RNA replicator by using
RNA folding as a genotype-phenotype map. The results show a remarkable
stability of the replicator system despite the evolution of parasitic
replicators in both ecological and evolutionary time scales. Moreover,
we illustrate the role of the parasitic replicators as a possible
substrate for the evolution of complexity.