A model for the evolution of gene regulatory networks governing social traits
Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
Despite the emergence of transcriptomic and genomic data, no formal theory predicts what patterns of expression should evolve to regulate the genes controlling social behavior. Here we present a flexible of the evolution of gene regulatory networks responsible for social traits. Neural networks engage in the continuous iterated prisoner’s dilemma, with level of cooperation in the game determining fitness under the Wright-Fisher process. Preliminary results show network parameters influence the evolved level of cooperation, suggesting that the gene regulatory environment constrains social trait evolution.
A model for the evolution of gene regulatory networks governing social traits
Despite the emergence of transcriptomic and genomic data, no formal theory predicts what patterns of expression should evolve to regulate the genes controlling social behavior. Here we present a flexible of the evolution of gene regulatory networks responsible for social traits. Neural networks engage in the continuous iterated prisoner’s dilemma, with level of cooperation in the game determining fitness under the Wright-Fisher process. Preliminary results show network parameters influence the evolved level of cooperation, suggesting that the gene regulatory environment constrains social trait evolution.
