> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.generativedesign.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.generativedesign.org/02-deeper-dive/02-04_genetic-algorithms.md).

# Genetic Algorithms

![](/files/-LrPm3WJBXxToVOIHGBz)

In this section, we’ll look at genetic algorithms.

We will cover the following:

* [What Is a Genetic Algorithm?](/02-deeper-dive/02-04_genetic-algorithms/02-04-01_what-is-a-genetic-algorithm.md)
* [Inizialization Phase](/02-deeper-dive/02-04_genetic-algorithms/02-04-02_initialization-phase.md)
* [Evaluation Phase](/02-deeper-dive/02-04_genetic-algorithms/02-04-03_evaluation-phase.md)
* [Selection Phase](/02-deeper-dive/02-04_genetic-algorithms/02-04-04_selection-phase.md)
* [Crossover Phase](/02-deeper-dive/02-04_genetic-algorithms/02-04-05_crossover-phase.md)
* [Mutation Phase](/02-deeper-dive/02-04_genetic-algorithms/02-04-06_mutation-phase.md)