A Directional Cellular Dynamic Under the Control of a Diffusing Energy for Tissue Morphogenesis
Phenotype and Genotype
A. Sarr; A. Fronville; V. Rodin Computer Science Department, University of Western Brittany, Brest, France
Abstract
We present a new approach to understand shape emergence in a multicellular system. We set the hypothesis that beyond the influence of mechanical forces and gene expression, spatial constraints applied to the cells over time play a key role, mainly at the early stage of the embryo. In our model, cells are elements of a 2D cellular automaton-oriented multiagent system. To achieve a specific shape, they read actions within a genetic program according to the current timestep and logical constraints. ...
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