Investigating the Role of Network Topology and Dynamical Regimes on the Dynamics of a Cell Differentiation Model

The characterization of the generic properties underlying the complex interplay ruling cell differentiation is one of the goals of modern biology. To this end, we rely on a powerful and general dynamical model of cell differentiation, which defines differentiation hierarchies on the basis of the stability of gene activation patterns against biological noise.

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