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cond-mat.soft2001
A Thermodynamic Model for Prebiotic Protein Function
Ayse Erzan, Erkan Tuzel
We propose a scenario for the prebiotic co-evolution of RNA and of fast folding proteins with large entropy gaps as observed today. We show from very general principles that the fo…
cond-mat.soft2001
Evolutionary route to diploidy and sex
Erkan Tuzel, Volkan Sevim, Ayse Erzan
Using a bit-string model of evolution, we find a successful route to diploidy and sex in simple organisms. Allowing the sexually reproducing diploid individuals to also perform mit…
cond-mat.soft1999
Dissipative Dynamics and the Statistics of Energy States of a Hookean Model for Protein Folding
Erkan Tuzel, Ayse Erzan
A generic model of a random polypeptide chain, with discrete torsional degrees of freedom and Hookean springs connecting pairs of hydrophobic residues, reproduces the energy probab…