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The effects of knocking out (deleting) one gene in a 15 gene random Boolean network.
Note: The new network with 14 genes is renumbered to close the gap.
key to network definition
     __out-degree
    /    __gene number 14 to 0 (total 15)
   /    /           __input genes
  /    /           /             __rule(hex)
 /    /  ________ /_______      /
1   12:  .   4   5   1   7     7063
 
network graph
Nodes are scaled according to
their number of inputs.
the basin of attraction field
showing one pattern in each attractor.
the same basin of attraction field
Each basin (large format) in a separate file.
Original 15 gene network
         4.  3.  2.  1.  0.    rule(hex)
1   14:  .   .   .   .  11     02
1   13:  .   .   .   5   0     06
1   12:  .   4   5   1   7     7063
3   11:  .   .   6   4   13    95
2   10:  .   .   .   4   11    06
2   9:   .   .   .   .   5     01
1   8:   .   .   .   .   6     01
3   7:   .   .   .   .   2     02
3   6:   .   .   .   9   7     09
4   5:   2   7  12   3   0     513741da
5   4:   .   .  10  14   4     98
2   3:   .   .   .   .   8     01
2   2:   .  11   5  10   4     636b
1   1:   .   .   .   .   9     01
2   0:   .   .   .   6   3     00


knockout: moderately connected gene 8
         4.  3.  2.  1.  0.    rule(hex)
1   13:  .   .   .   .  10     02
1   12:  .   .   .   5   0     06
1   11:  .   4   5   1   7     7063
3   10:  .   .   6   4  12     95
2   9:   .   .   .   4  10     06
2   8:   .   .   .   .   5     01
3   7:   .   .   .   .   2     02
2   6:   .   .   .   8   7     09
4   5:   2   7  11   3   0     513741da
5   4:   .   .   9  13   4     98
3   3:   .   .   .   .   3     02
2   2:   .  10   5   9   4     636b
1   1:   .   .   .   .   8     01
2   0:   .   .   .   6   3     00


knockout: strongly connected gene 5
         2.  1.  0.    rule(hex)
1   13:  .   .   10    02
1   12:  .   .    0    01
0   11:  4   1   6     9b
3   10:  5   4  12     95
2   9:   .   4  10     06
3   8:   .   .   8     02
1   7:   .   .   5     01
2   6:   .   .   2     02
3   5:   .   8   6     09
5   4:   9  13   4     98
1   3:   .   .   7     01
1   2:   10  9   4     a7
1   1:   .   .   8     01
1   0:   .   5   3     00


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