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Mistake

A physical variation that threatens the functionality of a system or the ability of a system to meet its conditions of existence.

References:

Hill, J., Oderberg, D.S., Bojak, I. and J. Gibbins (2022). “Mistake-making: A theoretical framework for generating research questions in biology, with illustrative Application to Blood clotting.” The Quarterly Review of Biology 97:1–13.

Allied Concepts:
Function (Biological Role), Normativity (Natural), Robustness,
Related Clusters:
(Re)Conceptualizing Function and Goal-Directedness
Topical Filter:
Agency and Autonomy

Modularity

A mode of organization in which a network of interacting parts is subdivided into relatively autonomous yet still connected units.

References:

Wagner, G.P., Pavlicev, M. and J.M. Cheverud. (2007). “The road to modularity.” Nature Reviews Genetics 8:921–931.

Allied Concepts:
Evolvability, Plasticity, Robustness,
Related Clusters:
Agency and Directionality in Development, Evolutionary Origins and Transitions of Agency
Topical Filter:
Agency and Autonomy, Causation in Development and Evolution, Transitions in Agency/Individuality