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Genetic mappings in artificial genomes
Maciej Komosinski1, Szymon Ulatowski
1Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3A, 60-965, Poznan, Poland, maciej.komosinski@cs.put.poznan.pl.
Abstract:
This paper concerns processing of genomes of artificial (computer-simulated) organisms. Of special interest is the process of translation of genotypes into phenotypes, and utilizing the mapping information obtained during such translation. If there exists more than one genetic encoding in a single artificial life model, then the translation may also occur between different encodings. The obtained mapping information allows to present genes-phenes relationships visually and interactively to a person, in order to increase understanding of the genotype-tophenotype translation process and genetic encoding properties. As the mapping associates parts of the source sequence with the translated destination, it may be also used to trace genes, phenes, and their relationships during simulated evolution.A mappings composition procedure is formally described, and a simple method of visual mapping presentation is established. Finally, advanced visualizations of gene-phene relationships are demonstrated as practical examples of introduced techniques. These visualizations concern genotypes expressed in various encodings, including an encoding which exhibits polygenic and pleiotropic properties.
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