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From: Single-cell and coupled GRN models of cell patterning in the Arabidopsis thaliana root stem cell niche

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The Derrida curve of models A and B. The Derrida test allows for assessment of whether or not the GRN in question is in a chaotic, ordered or intermediate (critical) state. It has been suggested that living systems are located in a critical state, in which they exhibit both a degree of organization and also of flexibility [59]. This analysis is based on a comparison of the trajectories of similar initial conditions. If they diverge rapidly, then the system is said to be chaotic, whereas if they do not diverge or diverge very slowly, the system is said to be ordered. In this graph, it is shown that the curve describing the dynamic of the GRN is very similar to the identity line at the beginning (i.e., for small t values) and then diverges, which seems to characterize systems that are in a critical regime [[59] and references there in]. The (A) Derrida curve of model A and (B) Derrida curve of model B. Similar curves were found for model A' and model B'.

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