Scaling in a continuous time model for biological aging
Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v1 q-bio
Abstract
In this paper we consider a generalization to the asexual version of the Penna model for biological aging, where we take a continuous time limit. The genotype associated to each individual is an interval of real numbers over which Dirac --functions are defined, representing genetically programmed diseases to be switched on at defined ages of the individual life. We discuss two different continuous limits for the evolution equation and two different mutation protocols, to be implemented during reproduction. Exact stationary solutions are obtained and scaling properties are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0010029,
title = {Scaling in a continuous time model for biological aging},
author = {R. M. C. de Almeida and G. L. Thomas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0010029},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 6 figures