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Scaling properties of the Penna model

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We investigate the scaling properties of the Penna model, which has become a popular tool for the study of population dynamics and evolutionary problems in recent years. We find that the model generates a normalised age distribution for which a simple scaling rule is proposed, that is able to reproduce qualitative features for all genome sizes.

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  1. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, 22290-180, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

    E. Brigatti & I. Roditi

  2. Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Campus da Praia Vermelha, 24210-340, Niterói, RJ, Brazil

    J. S. Sá Martins

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Received: 9 October 2004, Published online: 23 December 2004

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87.23.Cc Population dynamics and ecological pattern formation - 89.75.Da Systems obeying scaling laws - 05.10.Ln Monte Carlo methods

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Brigatti, E., Sá Martins, J.S. & Roditi, I. Scaling properties of the Penna model. Eur. Phys. J. B 42, 431–434 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2004-00400-x

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