2
$\begingroup$

I have cell $A$ which will differentiate into either cells $A+B$ or cells $A+C$ with probability $p$ and $1-p$, respectively; and cell $C$, which will differentiate into cells $B+B$ or cells $C+C$ with probability $p$ and $1-p$; and the value of $p$ may change with time.

Can I more accurately explain these probabilistic cell lineages (with the aim of predicting an ultimate number of cells) using a deterministic (PDE/ODE) or stochastic model? What technique can be used to incorporate different probabilities at different steps of the lineage? Thank you for any advice.

  • 3
    This is a major change to the question and renders the previous answers non-responsive. Please return to the prior question, then ask a new question if you want. I suspect this question needs much more detail to get a reasonable answer.2013-02-12

2 Answers 2