Symmetry Breaking and Adaptation: Evidence from a Toy Model of a Virus
| dc.creator | Mora, J. | |
| dc.creator | Stephens, C. | |
| dc.creator | Waelbroeck, H. | |
| dc.date | 1997-08-06 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T09:05:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T09:05:38Z | |
| dc.description | We argue that the phenomenon of symmetry breaking in genetics can enhance the adaptability of a species to changes in the environment. In the case of a virus, the claim is that the codon bias in the neutralization epitope improves the virus' ability to generate mutants that evade the induced immune response. We support our claim with a simple ``toy model'' of a viral epitope evolving in competition with the immune system. The effective selective advantage of a higher mutability leads to a dominance of codons that favour non-synonymous mutations. The results in this paper suggest the possibility of emergence of an algorithmic language in more complicated systems. | |
| dc.description | TeX source, 10 p., please email hwael or stephens for figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/adap-org/9708004 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/adap-org/9708004 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/149740 | |
| dc.subject | Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems | |
| dc.subject | Quantitative Biology | |
| dc.title | Symmetry Breaking and Adaptation: Evidence from a Toy Model of a Virus | |
| dc.type | text |