Exact Results of the Bit-String Model for Catastrophic Senescence

Abstract

We succeeded in obtaining exact results of the bit-string model of biological aging for populations whose individuals breed only once. These results are in excellent agreement with those obtained through computer simulations. In addition, we obtain an expression for the minimum birth needed to avoid mutational meltdown.

arXiv commentSelf-extracting file - using uufiles - containing a LaTeX file and postscript file with three figures. J.Physique I (France) Dec.95. Related works can be found at http://www.if.uff.br/~tjpp/tjppe.html

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