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Fitness epistasis

Non-additive interactions between components affecting fitness; when non-linearly separable, it creates non-decomposable wholes.

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  • Epistasis
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  • Mathematical property where output depends on context-dependent interaction of inputs (e.g., XOR logic); proposed as formal basis for individuality transitions.

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  • Fitnessconcept0.782
    Quantitative measure of how well an embryo matches the target pattern; used for selection.
  • fitness pressureconcept0.730
    Evolutionary force favouring solutions like stigmergy to overcome topological limits
  • Type of epistasis where the effect of a mutation changes sign depending on genetic background, analogous to non-linearly separable interactions
  • Fitness Landscapeconcept0.722
    Kauffman's concept of the coupling between an evolving genotype and its fitness landscape as generating internal ordering tendencies in evolution
  • The process of individual development from a fertilized egg, involving genome-controlled production of diverse components.
  • Epistemic Foragingconcept0.721
    Behavior driven by epistemic value; resolving uncertainty through action selection.
  • The change in genotype/phenotype frequencies over generations under selection, mutation, and development.
  • The active sampling of observations to maximize information gain and resolve uncertainty about the environment.