Table 1 Advanced classification of replicators according to hereditary potential
From: A New Replicator: A theoretical framework for analysing replication
Evolution | Variability | Heritable variability | Modularity | Heritable information | Examples | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Modular | Unlimited hereditary replicators | Units of open-ended evolution | High | Primarily template-based | Polimodular | Combinatorial | Replicators with sufficiently large number and variability of modules |
Limited hereditary replicators | Units of limited evolution | Low | Oligomodular | Modular SACIs | |||
Holistic | Exact replicators | Can be units of limited evolution, as members of a system | No | Only attractor-based | Non-modular | 1 bit | Replicators which cannot be replaced |
Variable replicators | Some | Modular | (presence/absence) | Replicators which cannot pass on changes |