The evolution of evolvability in gene transcription networks

Artificial Life XI: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems, ALIFE 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 265-273

  Izquierdo, Eduardo J ^a,b   Fernando, Chrisantha T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES; EVOLVABILITY; GENE NETWORKS; GENE TRANSCRIPTIONS; GENETIC REPRESENTATIONS; HEURISTIC SEARCH; PROBLEM STRUCTURE; RAPID ADAPTATION; TOP-DOWN DESIGNS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BINDING SITES; VARIABLE ENVIRONMENT;

BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; GENES; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 79959926872     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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