Landscapes, Gene Networks and Pattern Formation: On the Cambrian Explosion

Ricard V. Solé, Isaac Salazar-Ciudad and Jordi Garcia-Fernández
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Ricard V. Solé: Complex Systems Research Group, Department of Physics, FEN-UPC, Campus Nord B4, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Isaac Salazar-Ciudad: Departament de Genética, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028, Spain
Jordi Garcia-Fernández: Departament de Genética, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028, Spain

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 1999, vol. 02, issue 04, 313-337

Abstract: The Cambrian explosion involved an extraordinary evolutionary event with sudden appearance of most metazoan (animal) body plans. Different aspects are involved in this event, from the molecular organization of gene networks to ecological factors. In this review, this event is explored from different points of view, including all approaches from paleontological evidence, the study of gene regulatory networks and some proposed theoretical models based on adaptation on rugged landscapes.

Keywords: Evolution; Development; Cambrian Explosion; Rugged Landscapes; Gene networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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