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| Quote (dvunkannon @ Oct. 13 2010,13:01) | Another complexity measure for UD to riff on:
| Quote | The calculation of information and organismal complexity
Yun Jiang and Cunshuan Xu
Biology Direct 2010, 5:59
doi:10.1186/1745-6150-5-59
Published: 12 October 2010
Abstract (provisional)
Background
It is difficult to measure precisely the phenotypic complexity of living organisms. Here we propose a method to calculate the minimal amount of genomic information needed to construct organism (effective information) as a measure of organismal complexity, by using permutation and combination formulas and Shannon's information concept.
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So does this mean that Paris japonica is more complex - whether intuitively or measurably - than we are or simply carries a lot more "junk" DNA?
Enquiring minds turn to the experts at Uncommon Descent (hi, Clive) for answers.
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