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Design of a dynamic model of genes with multiple autonomous regulatory modules by evolution in silico
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Design of a dynamic model of genes with multiple autonomous regulatory modules by evolution in silico

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A new approach to design a dynamic model of genes with multiple autonomous regulatory modules by evolution in silico is proposed. The approach is based on Genetic Algorithms, with new crossover operators especially designed for these purposes. The approach exploits the subbasin-portal architecture of the fitness functions suitable for this kind of evolutionary modeling. The effectiveness of the approach is demonstrated on a series of benchmark tests.

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  1. State University of New York at Stony Brook, Computer Science Department and Center of Excellence in Wireless & Information Technology https://www.nature.com/nature

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  2. Mathematics Department, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, B.C., Canada; Biology Department, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada

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Spirov, A., Holloway, D. Design of a dynamic model of genes with multiple autonomous regulatory modules by evolution in silico. Nat Prec (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2009.3913.1

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Keywords

  • evolution in silico
  • gene regulatory networks
  • dynamic modeling
  • genetic algorithms
  • autonomous regulatory modules
  • fitness functions
  • subbasin-portal architecture
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