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Evolution of biological complexity.

C Adami1, C Ofria, T C Collier

  • 1Kellogg Radiation Laboratory 106-38, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. adami@krl.caltech.edu

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|April 26, 2000
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Genomic complexity, defined as information a genome stores about its environment, is shown to increase over evolutionary time. Natural selection drives this rise in genomic complexity within digital organisms, even in fixed environments.

Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Information Theory
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Defining and measuring evolutionary complexity is crucial for understanding biological evolution.
  • A recent information-theoretic definition links genomic complexity to environmental information storage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary trajectory of genomic complexity.
  • To identify and analyze transitions that lead to increased complexity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing digital organisms to model evolutionary processes.
  • Applying an information-theoretic definition of genomic complexity.
  • Monitoring evolutionary transitions in simulated populations.

Main Results:

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  • Genomic complexity, defined as stored environmental information, was observed to increase over evolutionary time.
  • Natural selection acts as a 'Maxwell Demon,' driving complexity increase in fixed environments.
  • Specific evolutionary transitions leading to higher complexity were detailed.

Conclusions:

  • Genomic complexity is not static but evolves, tending to increase under natural selection.
  • The information-theoretic definition provides a measurable framework for evolutionary complexity.
  • Digital organism simulations offer insights into fundamental evolutionary mechanisms.