Title :
Formation of modules in a computational model of embryogeny
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Birmingham
Abstract :
An investigation is conducted into the effects of a complex mapping between genotype and phenotype upon a simulated evolutionary process. A model of embryogeny is utilised to grow simple French flag like patterns. The system is shown to display a phenotypic robustness to damage and it is argued that this is a result of a modularity forming within the mapping process which causes a functional grouping of sections of the genotype
Keywords :
biology computing; cellular biophysics; evolution (biological); genetic algorithms; genetics; French flag like patterns; computational embryogeny model; genotype; module formation; simulated evolutionary process; structured multicellular phenotypes; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Cells (biology); Computational modeling; Embryo; Evolution (biology); Evolutionary computation; Genetics; Organisms; Physics computing;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 2005. The 2005 IEEE Congress on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh, Scotland
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9363-5
DOI :
10.1109/CEC.2005.1554729
