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We constructed a probabilistic simulator that allows all the events in population dynamics such as death, birth, mutation, and suppression/stimulation to be described by probabilistic rules. The simulator also facilitates a lattice used for expressing distribution and diversity (number of distinct strains) of quasispecies. The simulator is used to investigate the diversity threshold in HIV and T-cell interaction.
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This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008
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Fujisawa, M., Ishida, Y. A probabilistic simulator for population dynamics of quasispecies. Artif Life Robotics 13, 167–171 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-008-0520-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-008-0520-x