Abstract
We created a simple evolutionary system, sexyloop, on
a deterministic ten-state five-neighbour cellular automaton (CA)
where self-reproducing loops have the capability of sex. With
this ability, the loops are capable of transferring genetic material
into other loops. This work was based on Sayama’s evoloop
which was transformed by adding a new state and new rules.
The evoloop model showed an emergent evolutionary process
only due to an adaptation of the loops to interaction in the
environment; and after a certain time, all the individuals
capable of self-reproduction belonged to the smallest species 4
which reproduced the fastest.
a deterministic ten-state five-neighbour cellular automaton (CA)
where self-reproducing loops have the capability of sex. With
this ability, the loops are capable of transferring genetic material
into other loops. This work was based on Sayama’s evoloop
which was transformed by adding a new state and new rules.
The evoloop model showed an emergent evolutionary process
only due to an adaptation of the loops to interaction in the
environment; and after a certain time, all the individuals
capable of self-reproduction belonged to the smallest species 4
which reproduced the fastest.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Procs of the 2007 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life (CI-ALife 2007) |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 130-138 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |