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| Cycle I: |
| Defines the input level and the circuit level |
| Defines the number and nature of the inputs |
| Defines the type of the component |
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| Phase 1: Fertilization |
| Birth of a single cell zygote |
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| Phase II: Cell Division: Embryogenesis—Genotypic fitness |
| Each cell divides itself into two. |
| Two cells divide into four. Four become eight, eight into sixteen, and so on. |
| Produces fit cells equaling the number of cells initially needed to make up the circuit. |
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| Phase III: Cell Adhesion: Morphogenesis: |
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| Local Cell Division: |
| Cells which have high specificity with other cells replicate. |
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| Gate Dominated Adhesions: Gadherins: |
| Replicated cells undergo gate-based adhesions with other cells. |
| Adhesions continue till distinct cells are produced. |
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| Differential Strength of Adhesions: |
| Each cell adheres differently to each of the other cells |
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| Determination of number of 1s forming each group in “C”: |
| The number of 1s forming the cell decides the threshold for a cell to hold together |
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| Determination of constituents (Implicants, “I”) of each of the cells of “C”: |
| The compositions which contributed to 1s are determined. |
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| Removal of weaker cells having lower strengths of adhesion–Phenotypic fitness |
| Cells with weaker cells die out. |
| Removal continues till distinct and fitter cells remain. |
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| Cycle II: Cell Grouping |
| Distinct cells group themselves based on the fitness function defined. |
| Grouping continues till objective is met. |
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