An agent-based model of the Lac Operon
dc.contributor.advisor | Jacob, Christian | |
dc.contributor.author | Burleigh, Ian George | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-08-16T16:52:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2005-08-16T16:52:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Burleigh, I. G. (2004). An agent-based model of the Lac Operon (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23515 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 0494037458 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/41380 | |
dc.description | Bibliography: p. 59-62 | en |
dc.description.abstract | The lactose (lac) operon is a prototypical gene regulatory system. This thesis describes a three-dimensional, agent-based, visual computer model of the lac operon. The reader is provided with relevant background knowledge from the fields of molecular biology, agent-based systems, and computer graphics, followed by a description of the model construction. The model simulates important structures and events of the lactose operon in a cell environment. Cellular elements, such as RNA polymerase, messenger RNA, synthesized proteins, etc., are represented by independent, situated agents with physical properties, acting in a decentralized fashion. From interactions of the agents emerge observable and measurable, complex real-time dynamics of the modelled system. A running simulation can be viewed in 3-D on a computer screen or stereoscopic 3-D in the CAVE® virtual immersive environment, potentially serving as a valuable teaching and experimental tool. | en |
dc.format.extent | xi, 108 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
dc.title | An agent-based model of the Lac Operon | |
dc.type | master thesis | |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/23515 | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Computer Science | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
dc.identifier.lcc | AC1 .T484 2004 B868 | en |
dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
ucalgary.thesis.notes | UARC | en |
ucalgary.thesis.uarcrelease | y | en |
ucalgary.item.requestcopy | true | |
ucalgary.thesis.accession | Theses Collection 58.002:Box 1492 520492009 |
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University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.