Genome complexity, robustness and genetic interactions in digital organisms.

doi:10.1038/23245

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Genome complexity, robustness and genetic interactions in digital organisms.

Nature - 12 Aug 1999

Lenski R E, Ofria C, Collier T C, Adami C

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Digital organisms are computer programs that self-replicate, mutate and adapt by natural selection. They offer an opportunity to test generalizations about living systems that may extend beyond the organic life that biologists usually study. Here we have generated two classes of digital organism: simple programs selected solely for rapid replication, and complex programs selected to perform mathematical...

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Biological Evolution
Computer Simulation
Genome
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Reproduction
Software

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PMID: 10458160
DOI: 10.1038/23245

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