A Modified Memetic Algorithm with an Application to Gene Selection in a Sheep Body Weight Study

Selecting the minimal best subset out of a huge number of factors for influencing the response is a fundamental and very challenging NP-hard problem because the presence of many redundant genes results in over-fitting easily while missing an important gene can more detrimental impact on predictions,...

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Main Authors: Maoxuan Miao, Jinran Wu, Fengjing Cai, You-Gan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/2/201