Discrete systems, cell-cell interactions and color pattern of animals. I. Conflicting dynamics and pattern formation.
The morphogenesis of the color pattern of animals is modeled within the framework of a clonal model. The model takes into account the, sometimes conflicting, cell-cell and cell-background interactions. The color patterns of some reptiles and mammals are found to be consistent with the predictions of the model.
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D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002450:Cell Communication; D003116:Color; D008116:Lizards; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D009024:Morphogenesis; D012911:Snakes; D013816:Thermodynamics