Von Neumann's quintessential message: genotype + ribotype = phenotype.

doi:10.1162/106454698568558

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Von Neumann's quintessential message: genotype + ribotype = phenotype.

Artificial life - 1 Jan 1998

Sipper M, Mange D

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In this short article, we argue that von Neumann's quintessential message with respect to self-replicating automata is genotype + ribotype = phenotype. Self-replication occurs in analogy to nature: The description (genotype) written on the input tape is translated via a ribosome (ribotype) so as...

Topics

Genotype
Models, Biological
Phenotype
Protein Biosynthesis
Ribosomes
Transcription, Genetic

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