Self-organization in prebiological systems: Simulations of a model for the origin of genetic information
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Molecular Evolution
- Vol. 23 (2) , 119-126
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02099906
Abstract
Computer simulations of a “spin glass” model for the origin of biological information are discussed. Selection is found to occur among a wide diversity of possible species, and in addition competition, adaptation, and hysteresis are all exhibited.Keywords
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