Evolution’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10704653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert N Brandon (0009-0003-7168-1237, Harvard University Press, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-109 |
| Publication date | 1978-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/288781 |
| OpenAlex | W4240784380 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
These days ‘evolution’ is usually defined as any change in the relative frequencies of genes in a population over time. This definition and some obvious alternatives are examined and rejected. The criticism of these definitions points out the need for a more holistic analysis of genotypes. I attempt such analysis by introducing measures of similarity of whole genotypes and then by grouping genotypes into similarity classes. Three sorts of measures of similarity are examined: a measure of structural similarity, a measure of functional similarity and one of relational or historical similarity. The functional approach is shown to be superior and a definition of ‘evolution’ is suggested
Data mining · Measure (data warehouse) · Population · Similarity (geometry) · Similarity measure · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Computer Science · Demography · Mathematics
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 2018 (41) |
| Highly cited | No |