RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Complex and Diverse Morphologies Can Develop from a Minimal Genomic Model
A1 Fernández-Rodríguez, Jose David
A1 Vico-Vela, Francisco José
A1 Doursat, René
K1 Biología computacional
AB While development plays a critical role in the emergenceof diversity, its mechanical and chemical actions are consideredto be inextricably correlated with genetic control. Sincein most extant species the complex growth from zygote toadult organism is orchestrated by a complex gene regulatorynetwork (GRN), the prevalent view is that the evolutionof diverse morphologies must result from the evolutionof diverse GRN topologies. By contrast, this work focuseson the unique e ect of developmental processes through anabstract model of self-regulated structure without geneticregulation|only modulation of initial conditions. Here,morphologies are generated by a simple evolutionary algorithmsearching for the longest instances of unfolding dynamicsbased on tensegrity graphs. The usual regulatoryfunction of the genome is taken over by physical constraintsin the graphs, making morphological diversity a pure productof structural complexi cation. By highlighting the potentialof structural development, our model is relevant toboth "structuralist" biological models and bio-inspired systemsengineering.
YR 2013
FD 2013-12-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10630/6706
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10630/6706
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026