Kenyon College -- Department of Biology

Avidian Reproduction 1

A portion of the code in an Avidian critter’s genome allows it to replicate, In replication a critter must allocate space for the offspring, copy itself into that space, and place the offspring in a new cell. Here the copying process is partly done.

Copying:

Image copyright by Robert T. Pennock, used by permission
http://www.msu.edu/~pennock5/research/Avida-ED.html

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