Gene Expression Programming - The Basic Gene Expression Algorithm

The Basic Gene Expression Algorithm

The fundamental steps of the basic gene expression algorithm are listed below in pseudocode:

1. Select function set;
2. Select terminal set;
3. Load dataset for fitness evaluation;
4. Create chromosomes of initial population randomly;
5. For each program in population:
a) Express chromosome;
b) Execute program;
c) Evaluate fitness;
6. Verify stop condition;
7. Select programs;
8. Replicate selected programs to form the next population;
9. Modify chromosomes using genetic operators;
10. Go to step 5.

The first four steps prepare all the ingredients that are needed for the iterative loop of the algorithm (steps 5 through 10). Of these preparative steps, the crucial one is the creation of the initial population, which is created randomly using the elements of the function and terminal sets.

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