genetic algorithm

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A genetic algorithm is an optimization algorithm based on the mechanisms of Darwinian evolution which uses random @[email protected], crossover and selection procedures to breed better models or solutions from an originally random starting population or sample.
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PAC, 1997, 69, 1137. (Glossary of terms used in computational drug design (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)) on page 1144 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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