Regulation (or, Biological Regulation)

The capacity of biological systems to modulate their component processes in response to changes in internal or external conditions. Often, regulation is achieved by designated subsystems that are partly independent of the dynamics of controlled processes.

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References

Bich, L., Mossio, M., Ruiz-Mirazo, K. and A. Moreno. (2016). “Biological regulation: controlling the system from within.” Biology & Philosophy 31:237–265.