SELF-ORGANIZATION OF AGING IN A MODIFIED PENNA MODEL

Gi Ok Kim () and Sugie Shim ()
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Gi Ok Kim: Department of Physics, Woosuk University, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk (565-701), Korea
Sugie Shim: Department of Physics, Kongju National University, Kongju-si, Chungnam (314-701), Korea

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2004, vol. 15, issue 10, 1377-1386

Abstract: The Penna model for biological aging is modified so that the fertility of each individual is determined by means of the number of activated mutations at that time. A new concept of "good" mutation, which makes an individual to mature enough to reproduce, is introduced. It is assumed that each individual can reproduce only during adulthood, which is determined by the number of activated mutations. The results of Monte Carlo calculations using the modified model show that the ranges of the reproductive age are broadened as time goes by, thus showing self-organization in the biological aging to the direction of the maximum self-conservation. In addition, the population, the survival rate, and the average life span were calculated and analyzed by changing the number of new mutations at birth. It is observed that the higher is the considered number of new mutations at birth, the shorter is the obtained average life span. The mortality functions are also calculated and they showed the exponential increase in adulthood, satisfying the Gompertz law.

Keywords: Biological aging; self-organization; Monte Carlo method; Penna model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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