An Analytically Solvable Model for Rapid Evolution of Modular Structure

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Kashtan, Nadav ^a   Mayo, Avi E ^a   Kalisky, Tomer ^a   Alon, Uri ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CHANGE-OVER TIME; CIRCUIT STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENT CHANGE; MODELLING SYSTEMS; MODULAR STRUCTURES; RNA STRUCTURES; SIMULATION OF MODELS; SOLVABLE MODEL; SPEED UP; SUB-PROBLEMS;

COMPUTER CIRCUITS;

RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; COST; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; RNA STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 66249092825     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000355     Document Type: Article

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