Chapter 2. Biological Information

  1. Sarkar Sahotra
  2. Anya Plutynski
  1. Stefan Artmann

Published Online: 1 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470696590.ch2

Book Title

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

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How to Cite

Artmann, S. (2008) Biological Information, in A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology (eds S. Sahotra and A. Plutynski), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470696590.ch2

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 1 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 20 NOV 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405125727

Online ISBN: 9780470696590

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Keywords:

  • molecular genetics;
  • ethology;
  • macroevolutionary transitions;
  • mutagens;
  • code mapping

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Introduction

  • General Scenario for the Transmission of Information and Its Application to Genetics

  • Semiotic Dimensions of Biological Information

  • Syntactic Dimension I: Measuring the Statistical Entropy of Signals and Messages

  • Syntactic Dimension II: Estimating the Algorithmic Complexity of Signals and Messages

  • Semantic Dimension: Classifying the Mutual Complexity of Transmitters and Receivers

  • Acknowledgment

  • References

  • Further Reading

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