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The evolutionary origin of complex features

The evolutionary origin of complex features

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The evolutionary origin of complex features

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The evolutionary origin of complex features

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London: Nature Publishing

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Nature (London), 2003-05, Vol.423 (6936), p.139-144

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English

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London: Nature Publishing

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A long-standing challenge to evolutionary theory has been whether it can explain the origin of complex organismal features. We examined this issue using digital organisms--computer programs that self-replicate, mutate, compete and evolve. Populations of digital organisms often evolved the ability to perform complex logic functions requiring the coo...

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The evolutionary origin of complex features

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743528006

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743528006

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature01568

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