Degeneracy: a link between evolvability, robustness and complexity in biological systems

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A full accounting of biological robustness remains elusive; both in terms of the mechanisms by which robustness is achieved and the forces that have caused robustness to grow over evolutionary time. Although its importance to topics such as ecosystem services and...

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Main Author: Whitacre James M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling
Online Access:http://www.tbiomed.com/content/7/1/6