Modularity in Biological Evolution and Evolutionary Computation

Autor: Anton V. Eremeev, Alexander V. Spirov
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Biology Bulletin Reviews. 10:308-323
ISSN: 2079-0872
2079-0864
DOI: 10.1134/s2079086420040076
Popis: The basic principles of selectionism were transferred in a simplified form from population genetics to the field of evolutionary computation in order to solve applied problems of optimization and adaptation. Considerable practical experience has been gained for the almost half a century of development in this field of computer science, and interesting theoretical results have been obtained. One of the main properties of biological systems is modularity, which manifests itself at all levels of their organization, starting with molecular genetics and ending with entire organisms and their communities. In this survey, the phenomena and patterns associated with modularity in genetics and evolutionary computation are compared. The similarities and differences in the results from these areas of research are analyzed from the point of view of modularity, and the possibilities for sharing knowledge between them are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE