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