2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/149690We present a theoretical as well as experimental investigation of a population of self-replicating segments of code subject to random mutation and survival of the fittest. Under the assumption that such a system constitutes a minimal system with characteristics of life, we obtain a number of statements on the evolution of complexity and the trade-off between entropy and information.6 p., postscript with figures (unpack with uufiles), to appear in the Proc. of ``Artificial Life IV'', MIT PressAdaptation and Self-Organizing SystemsQuantitative Biologytext