Degeneracy and complexity in biological systems
Degeneracy and complexity in biological systems
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.231499798
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发表时间:
2001-11-20
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Gally, JA
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作者:
Edelman, GM;Gally, JA
Degeneracy, the ability of elements that are structurally different to perform the same function or yield the same output, is a well known characteristic of the genetic code and immune systems. Here, we point out that degeneracy is a ubiquitous biological property and argue that it is a feature of complexity at genetic, cellular, system, and population levels. Furthermore, it is both necessary for, and an inevitable outcome of, natural selection.