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The computer program avida is an auto-adaptive genetic system designed
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primarily for use as a platform in Digital or Artificial Life research. The
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avida system is based on concepts similar to those employed by the tierra
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program developed by Tom Ray. It is a population of self-reproducing strings
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with a Turing-complete genetic basis subjected to Poisson-random mutations.
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The population adapts to the combination of an intrinsic fitness landscape
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(self-reproduction) and an externally imposed (extrinsic) fitness function
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provided by the researcher. By studying this system, one can examine
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evolutionary adaptation, general traits of living systems (such as
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self-organization), and other issues pertaining to theoretical or
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evolutionary biology and dynamic systems.
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2010-08-21 00:28:49 +00:00
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WWW: http://avida.devosoft.org/
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