Modeling the evolutionary dynamics of the gap gene network.

Modeling the evolutionary dynamics of the gap gene network.Modeling the evolutionary dynamics of the gap gene network.

Anton Crombach
We want to explore the possibility that intermediate stages of evolution could be predicted (or reconstructed) using in silico evolution. In particular, we are interested whether these evolutionary transitions are constrained by network topology, or whether they depend on selection alone. Predictions from such an analysis will  be tested against the data sets described above—or against qualitative expression data obtained from other suitable dipteran species.