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Title: The evolution of secondary organization in immune system gene libraries

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10133259
;  [1];  [2]
  1. New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Dept. of Computer Science
  2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

A binary model of the immune system is used to study the effects of evolution on the genetic encoding for antibody molecules. We report experiments which show that the evolution of immune system genes, simulated by the genetic algorithm, can induce a high degree of genetic organization even though that organization is not explicitly required by the fitness function. This secondary organization is related to the true fitness of an individual, in contrast to the sampled fitness which is the explicit fitness measure used to drive the process of evolution.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
10133259
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-93-0077; CONF-9305122-1; ON: DE93007337
Resource Relation:
Conference: European conference on artificial life (ECAL `93),Brussels (Belgium),24-26 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English