Variation of evoloops by direct interaction of phenotypes


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The length of the arm of a loop of species 9 (the leftmost one) was altered by collision with another loop, which produced a little smaller rectangular variant. This variant generated an offspring of species 7, which fortunately had the capability of self-reproduction. The cause of evolution in the evoloop world is chiefly the direct interaction of phenotypes such as the collision of two loops and the crash of a loop into a debris structure like this, which may change the length of their construction arms.

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Copyright (C) 1998-2000 by Hiroki Sayama
New England Complex Systems Institute

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