Spreading Patterns of “Gene”, “Meme” and “Teme”

Saeed  Dastgiri; Leyli Mohammad  Khanli; Ehsan  Farifteh; Elham Davtalab  Esmaeili

doi:10.18502/ijre.v20i4.18876

Saeed Dastgiri Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Leyli Mohammad Khanli Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Ehsan Farifteh Student, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Elham Davtalab Esmaeili Student, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijre.v20i4.18876

Keywords: Gene, Meme, Teme

Abstract

Biological evolution leads to changes and extension in biological units’ pool of the population, which is called “gene.” This definition of evolution has comprehensively become more complex today, which includes behavior and cultural units called “meme”, and electronic or digital units called “teme in addition to the biological units. The spread of all three units (gene, meme, and teme) follows a specific evolutionary algorithm inspired by Darwinian principles regarding reproduction and selection of the best adaptation.

The propagation pattern of genes is based on the genetics laws, whereas the epidemiological pattern for meme and teme usually follows viral models. The success of a meme lies in its ability to spread across an entire population like an epidemic to ultimately become a stable and endemic component of that culture.

In conclusion, further research would be essential for the comparison of cultural and behavioral evolutionary algorithms with biological evolution and modeling the development and evolution of meme and teme in order to discover their advantages and disadvantages in human populations.