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Evolving Specialization In An Agent-Based Model Without Task-Switching Costs, Shane Robert Meyer
Evolving Specialization In An Agent-Based Model Without Task-Switching Costs, Shane Robert Meyer
Doctoral Dissertations
"This work examines the possibility of evolving the phenotypic specialization associated with division of labor in an agent-based model without task-switching costs. The model examines two groups competing for vital resources, where members of one group are capable of sharing resources with other agents in their group. Agents attempt to collect resources which allow them to reproduce, with more resources leading to a greater number of offspring by asexual reproduction. Four variants of the model are examined, with combinations of one or two resources and the presence of a foraging risk. The presence of the foraging risk can lead to …
Analysis Of A Wound-Induced Gene Family In Glycine Max, Gena Robertson
Analysis Of A Wound-Induced Gene Family In Glycine Max, Gena Robertson
Masters Theses
Gene families in plants are important in understanding genome evolution indicating when and where genome duplications and segmental duplications occurred as well as subsequent divergence and subfunctionalization. A gene family in Glycine max that encodes a WI12 protein, wound-induced protein, was found to consist of ten genes on five chromosomes. Wound-induced proteins are activated in response to wounding in plants, and the WI12 protein in particular is thought to be involved in cell wall modifications at the wound site. A variety of bioinformatics tools have been used to analyze the expansion of this family in soybean as well as identify …