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A spatially resolved model of RNA world is studied, where primer induced replication, concatenation and random cutting are considered. The increase of diversity of sequences and complexity of shapes are observed; A hierarchically orgnized “replication network” is formed, and evolution to long sequences and assembly of further long sequences are obtained through it. These results suggest a scenario for overcoming the error threshold and for the evolution of enzymatic activity.
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Yamamoto, T., Hogeweg, P. (1999). Evolution to Complexity: Replication, Elongation and Assembly in an RNA World. In: Floreano, D., Nicoud, JD., Mondada, F. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1674. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48304-7_58
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