Title :
The Penna model for biological aging and speciation
Author :
de Oliveira, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. Fed. Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
Results obtained by the application of the Penna model to problems of evolutionary theory are reviewed. The genesis of diploid organisms is studied and compared to other forms of polyploidity. The addition of phenotype-dependent selection and its consequences, considering ecological and/or sexual selection traits, are discussed. This addition made possible the analysis of the mechanism through which sympatric speciation may be driven by changes in the ecology, and the microscopic validation of the handicap principle.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; biology computing; digital simulation; evolution (biological); genetics; probability; Monte Carlo simulations; Penna model; biological aging; diploid organism genesis; ecological selection; ecology; evolutionary theory; handicap principle; microscopic validation; phenotype-dependent selection; polyploidity; sexual selection; sympatric speciation; Aging; Alzheimer´s disease; Bioinformatics; Biological information theory; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Genetic mutations; Genomics; Humans; Logistics;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCISE.2004.1289314
