Comparing Discrete and Piecewise Affine Differential Equation Models of Gene Regulatory Networks

We compare the discrete asynchronous logical modeling formalism for gene regulatory networks due to R. Thomas with piecewise-affine differential equation models. We show that although the two approaches are based on equivalent information, the resulting qualitative dynamics are different.

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