A Functional Model of Development and Expression in an Artificial Organism

TL;DR

This paper introduces a functional model that combines genetic regulatory network theories with artificial embryology to generate complex forms through evolutionary-developmental methods, supported by preliminary experiments.

Contribution

It presents a novel computational model integrating genetic regulation and development for form generation, bridging theoretical biology and artificial embryology.

Findings

Preliminary experiments demonstrate the model's potential.

The model effectively generates diverse forms.

It offers a new approach for computational development studies.

Abstract

This paper is placed at the intersection-point between the study of theoretical computational models aimed at capturing the essence of genetic regulatory networks and the field of Artificial Embryology (or Computational Development). A model is proposed, with the objective of providing an effective way to generate arbitrary forms by using evolutionary-developmental techniques. Preliminary experiments have been performed.