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phantom power

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3. What is the wiring cost of a gene regulatory network?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 03:27 PM

Jan 2013

I would expect most modularity in evolutionary biology to stem from modularity in the gene regulatory networks that control organism development. So understanding how modularity in these networks is cheaper would be crucial.

Anyway, it's a really interesting result. I'll likely try and find a way to use it next time I'm doing evolutionary computing

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