ANTIGEN RECOGNITION AND EVOLUTION IN A BIT-STRING POPULATION MODEL
- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- Published by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd in International Journal of Modern Physics C
- Vol. 10 (6) , 989-1002
- https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129183199000796
Abstract
We present a simple model of selection and mutation of cell populations in the immune system. This is based on generic assumptions and in this respect it resembles a model for evolution in simple ecosystems. In this case the selection acts by means of the affinity function representing the ability of a certain class of lymphocytes to recognize a foreign antigen. Carrying out some analytical and numerical studies we determine the critical values for the parameters ruling the selection and mutation.Keywords
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