Question

Produce the next generation from the given initial population.

	Initial Population
	32	16	8	4	2	1	Calculated Results
Parent 1	1	0	0	1	1	0	38
Parent 2	1	1	1	0	0	0	56
Parent 3	0	0	1	1	0	0	12
Parent 4	1	0	1	0	1	1	43

Hints for students:

·       Select the best two parents

·       Perform crossover- Take the crossover point exactly in the middle

·       Perform mutation - offspring1- mutate bits 2 and 5

                                           offspring2- mutate bits 1 and 4

·       Generate the next population